Comedy (Black album)

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

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]

Track listing

All songs written by Colin Vearncombe.

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

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 CertificationCertified 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. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 14 March 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. "Black | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 March 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.
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