Wonderful Life (Black album)

Wonderful Life
Studio album by
Black
Released18 September 1987[1]
StudioPowerpoint Studios, London; Square One Studio, Bury
Genre
Length44:40
LabelA&M
Producer
Black chronology
Wonderful Life
(1987) 		Black
(1987)
Singles from Wonderful Life
  1. "Wonderful Life"
    Released: September 1986
  2. "Everything's Coming Up Roses"
    Released: April 1987
  3. "Sweetest Smile"
    Released: June 1987
  4. "I'm Not Afraid"
    Released: October 1987
  5. "Paradise"
    Released: January 1988
Audio sample
"Sweetest Smile"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]
Smash Hits71⁄2/10[4]

Wonderful Life is the debut album by English singer Black (the stage name of Colin Vearncombe). Released in 1987, it peaked at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart in September of that year. Three of the songs were co-written with Vearncombe's friend and musical collaborator, keyboardist Dave "Dix" Dickie.

  1. ^ "Index". Record Mirror. 12 September 1987. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ Black: Wonderful Life – Review at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cohen, Lysette (12 September 1987). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 12. ISSN 0144-5804.
  4. ^ Patterson, Sylvia (9–22 September 1987). "Albums" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 17. p. 68. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via World Radio History.