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Released
  
1987

Artist
  
Black

Label
  
A&M Records

Wonderful Life (1987)
  
Black (1987)

Release date
  
1987

Genres
  
Pop music, New wave

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Producer
  
Dave "Dix" Dickie, Robin Millar on "I'm Not Afraid"

Similar
  
Comedy, Between Two Churches, Are We Having Fun Yet?

Black wonderful life 1987 full album


Wonderful Life is the debut album of English singer Black (the stage name of Colin Vearncombe), released in 1987. It peaked at #3 on the UK Albums Chart in September of that year.

Contents

Three of the songs were co-written with Vearncombe's friend and musical collaborator, keyboardist Dave "Dix" Dickie.

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Track listing

All songs written by Colin Vearncombe unless otherwise noted

LP version

  1. "Wonderful Life" — 4:46
  2. "Everything's Coming Up Roses" — 4:04
  3. "Sometimes for the Asking" — 4:09
  4. "Finder" — 4:12
  5. "Paradise" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 4:51
  6. "I'm Not Afraid" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 5:00
  7. "I Just Grew Tired" — 4:15
  8. "Blue" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 3:38
  9. "Just Making Memories" — 4:26
  10. "Sweetest Smile" — 5:19

CD version

  1. "Wonderful Life" — 4:46
  2. "Everything's Coming Up Roses" — 4:04
  3. "Sometimes for the Asking" — 4:09
  4. "Finder" — 4:12
  5. "Paradise" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 4:51
  6. "I'm Not Afraid" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 5:00
  7. "I Just Grew Tired" — 4:15
  8. "Blue" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 3:38
  9. "Just Making Memories" — 4:26
  10. "Sweetest Smile" — 5:19
  11. "Ravel in the Rain" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 3:47
  12. "Leave Yourself Alone" — 4:32
  13. "Sixteens" — 3:56
  14. "It's Not You Lady Jane" (Dickie, Vearncombe) — 3:25
  15. "Hardly Star-Crossed Lovers" — 2:51

Musicians

  • Colin Vearncombe — vocals
  • Roy Corkill — fretless bass
  • Jimmy Hughes — drums
  • Martin Green — saxophone
  • Dave "Dix" Dickie — keyboards, programming
  • The Creamy Whirls (Tina Labrinski, Sara Lamarra) — backing vocals
  • Jimmy Sangster — electric bass
  • Doreen Edwards — additional backing vocals
  • The Sidwell Brothers — brass section

    • Production

  • Recorded at Powerplant Studios (London), Square One Studio (Bury).
  • Engineered by Stephen Boyce-Buckley, and Pink Studio (Liverpool).

    • Songs

    1Wonderful Life4:48
    2Everything's Coming Up Roses4:06
    3Sometimes for the Asking4:09

    References

    Wonderful Life (Black album) Wikipedia
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