Wonderful Life (Black album)

Wonderful Life
Studio album by Black
Released	1987
Genre	Pop rock, new wave
Label	A&M
Producer	Dave "Dix" Dickie, Robin Millar on "I'm Not Afraid"
Black chronology
Wonderful Life (1987) Black (1987) Music sample "Sweetest Smile"

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.

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

Personnel

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).

External links

• Information at Colin Vearncombe's official website
• Wonderful Life (Black album) at Discogs (list of releases)