Colin Vearncombe (26 May 1962 – 26 January 2016), 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. William Ruhlmann of AllMusic described Vearncombe as a "smoky-voiced singer/songwriter, whose sophisticated jazz-pop songs and dramatic vocal delivery place him somewhere between Bryan Ferry and Morrissey". Michael Hann... [more on Wikipedia]
Black began charting in 1986 with Wonderful Life.The artist scored 9 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.
Top songs: #1: Wonderful Life - #2: Sweetest Smile - #3: Paradise - #4: Wonderful Life - #5: The Big One
Everything's Coming Up Roses
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#2 Sweetest Smile
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#1 Wonderful Life
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I'm Not Afraid
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#3 Paradise
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You're a Big Girl Now
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Now You're Gone
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Feel Like Change
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Here It Comes Again
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#4 Wonderful Life
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Wonderful Life
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