Black, (aka Colin Vearncombe) released his Wonderful Life album back in 1987. That makes the album the same age as Chris!!!At the time some of the songs were all over the radio. Typical of the synth heavy production of times which clearly dates the music.
However while some of the hit songs in the 80s are really little more than vehicle for glossy production Black has some really top notch songs.
From the title track Wonderful Life, through Everything is Coming Up Roses, Paradise to the closer Sweetest Smile the writing is top notch and managed to pierce the production.
While it would be nice to see the songs given a more open and simple production this still stands the test of time
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