Comedy (Black album)

Comedy
Studio album by
Black
Released1988
GenrePop
LabelA&M
Producer
Black chronology
Black
(1987) 		Comedy
(1988) 		Black
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Comedy is the second official album by English singer Black, released in 1988. It reached No.32 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Colin Vearncombe

No.TitleLength
1."The Big One"3:52
2."I Can Laugh About It Now"5:00
3."Whatever People Say You Are"3:59
4."You're a Big Girl Now"4:19
5."Let Me Watch You Make Love"3:10
6."Hey, I Was Right, You Were Wrong!"3:39
7."All We Need Is the Money"4:30
8."You Don't Always Do What's Best for You"4:44
9."Now You're Gone"3:44
10."No-One, None, Nothing"5:08
11."It's Not Over Yet"5:18
12."Paradise Lost"5:35

Personnel

  • Black – guitar, vocals
  • Gordon Morgan, Robin Millar – guitar
  • Steve Pearce – bass guitar
  • Dave Dix – keyboards and programming
  • Peter Adams – keyboards
  • Guy Richman – drums
  • Gavin Harrison – drums on "The Big One" and "It's Not Over Yet".
  • Martin Ditcham – percussion
  • Martin Green – saxophone
  • Steve Sidwell – trumpet
  • Sara Lamarra, Tina Labrinski, Derek Green – backing vocals
  • Simeon Jones – harmonica on "Let Me Watch You Make Love"
Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Comedy
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 38
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 32

Certifications

Certifications for Comedy
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Comedy - Black | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "BLACK". Official Charts. 20 September 1986.
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Black – Comedy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Black – Comedy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Black – Comedy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Black – Comedy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Black – Comedy". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 925. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Black – Comedy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 22 July 2022.