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"Wonderful Life" is a song by British singer Black, from his 1987 debut eponymous album. The song was released twice as a single and was successful the second time, becoming a top-10 hit in Australia, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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.
Colin Vearncombe (26 May 1962 – 26 January 2016), [3] [4] known by his stage name Black, was an English singer-songwriter.He emerged from the punk rock music scene and achieved mainstream pop success in the late 1980s, most notably with the 1986 single "Wonderful Life", which was an international hit the next year.
Black is a self-titled album by Black, the musical vehicle of Colin Vearncombe.It is a retrospective album released in 1987 by Black's former label Warner Music Group after his commercial breakthrough with the album Wonderful Life (on A&M Records) and comprises several singles recorded while Vearncombe was signed to Warner.
Stephen Dalton of New Musical Express felt the album contained "diluted descendants of the smoochy, melancholic, post-modernist ennui which Mr Black captured in 'Wonderful Life' so perfectly that he effectively negated his entire career since 1986". He added, "Po-faced pomposity aside, Verano's tonsils know a croonsome tune when they meet one.
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"Sweetest Smile" is a song by English singer Black, released in June 1987 as the third single from his debut album Wonderful Life. It became his first UK top ten hit, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] On the back of its success, "Wonderful Life" was re-released, becoming an international hit.
Blackleg Vol.3 – Black Live in 2005: Released: 2007; Label: Utopian Station; ... Wonderful Life "Everything's Coming Up Roses" 1987 76 — 8 — 11 — — —