Colin Vearncombe discography explained

Artist:Colin Vearncombe
Studio:11
Live:7
Compilation:6
Ep:6
Singles:34

This is the discography of English singer-songwriter Colin Vearncombe, better known by his stage name Black.

Albums

Studio albums (released under Black)

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SPA
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
Wonderful Life
  • Released: September 1987
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
32264911218305
Comedy
  • Released: 14 October 1988
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
327138103724
  • BPI: Silver
  • PROMUSICAE: Platinum
Black
  • Released: 1 April 1991
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
42
Are We Having Fun Yet?
  • Released: 24 May 1993
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Between Two Churches
Water on Stone
  • Released: 17 November 2009
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Blind Faith
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Studio albums (released under Colin Vearncombe)

TitleAlbum details
The Accused
  • Released: 1 September 1999
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Water on Snow
  • Released: 1 June 2000
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Smoke Up Close
  • Released: 1 November 2002
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
The Given
  • Released: 3 June 2009
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Abbey Road Live
  • Released: 2 March 2000
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Live at the Bassline Johannesburg
  • Released: 23 November 2001
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Blackleg Vol.1 – CV Live 2003
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD
  • Only sold at shows
Blackleg Vol.2 – CV Live 2004
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD
  • Only sold at shows
Blackleg Vol.3 – Black Live in 2005
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Utopian Station
  • Formats: digital download
Road to Nowhere – Live 2007
  • Released: 1 December 2007
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: digital download
Live 2015
  • Released: 24 November 2015
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
Black
  • Released: 23 September 1987
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: LP, MC
Master Series
  • Released: 1 August 1996
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD, MC
Millennium Edition
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
The Collection
Black: C.V.
  • Released: 5 April 2007
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Any Colour You Like
  • Released: 11 September 2011
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Deluxe edition released in 2016

EPs

TitleAlbum details
At the Tokyo Power Station
  • Released: 7 September 1988
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
Fly Up to the Moon
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
Two Churches
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD
Small Pieces
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: digital download
EP: I
  • Released: 1 December 2012
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download
EP: II
  • Released: 7 April 2013
  • Label: Nero Schwarz
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[14] [15]
AUS
[16] [17]
AUT
FRA
[18]
GER
[19]
IRE
[20]
NL
NZ
SPA
SWI
"Human Features"1981rowspan="4"
"More Than the Sun"1982
"Hey Presto"1984118
"More Than the Sun" 1985170
"Wonderful Life"198672Wonderful Life
"Everything's Coming Up Roses"19877681115
"Sweetest Smile"887388404129
"Wonderful Life" 8712271072
"I'm Not Afraid"78
"Paradise"198838
"The Big One"5412343Comedy
"You're a Big Girl Now"86
"Now You're Gone"66
"Wonderful Life" 1989
"I Can Laugh About It Now"
"Feel Like Change"19915672Black
"Here It Comes Again"70
"Fly Up to the Moon" 89[23]
"Don't Take the Silence Too Hard"1993Are We Having Fun Yet?
"Wishing You Were Here"
"Just Like Love"
"Sleeper" 1999The Accused
"Number One" 2000
"In a Heartbeat" 2006Between Two Churches
"What Makes a Fool"2008Water on Stone
"Grievous Angel"
"Tonight We Cross the River"
"Walk on Frozen Water"2009
"Blondes"The Given
"Agnes Prayer"rowspan="2"
"California"2012
"When It's All Over"/"Womanly Panther"2015Blind Faith
"Ashes of Angels"
"Wicked Game"80's Re:Covered
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Black. 12 March 2016. Official Charts Company. select "ALBUMS" tab.
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 36. David Kent (historian).
  3. Web site: Discographie Black. 12 March 2016. austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. de.
  4. Web site: InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste. 2021-12-28. infodisc.fr.
  5. Peak positions in Germany:
  6. Web site: Discografie Black - dutchcharts.nl. 2021-12-28. dutchcharts.nl.
  7. Web site: Discography Black. 12 March 2016. charts.nz. Hung Medien.
  8. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. 84-8048-639-2. 1st. Spain.
  9. Web site: Discography Black. 12 March 2016. swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
  10. Web site: Hitparade.ch. Black. 12 March 2016. swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. de.
  11. United Kingdom. Black. album. 12 March 2016.
  12. Black. Germany. album. 12 March 2016.
  13. Web site: Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979–1990. Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano.
  14. Web site: UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales) . 2023-02-17 . UKMIX Forums . en.
  15. Web site: UK Singles Charts: 1985 (including chart panel sales) . 2023-02-17 . UKMIX Forums . en.
  16. Web site: Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 Singles and Albums 1988. 31 August 2019. Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien.
  17. Web site: Under. Bubbling Down. Week commencing 6 March 1989. 2022-02-11. en-GB.
  18. Web site: Discographie Black. 13 March 2016. lescharts.com. Hung Medien. fr.
  19. Peak positions in Germany:
  20. Web site: The Irish Chart: Search the Charts. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231849/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. 5 January 2010. 13 March 2016. Irish Recorded Music Association. type the name of the song in the title tab. dmy.
  21. Web site: Award. 2021-12-28. BPI. en.
  22. Web site: Les Certifications depuis 1973. 13 March 2016. Infodisc.
  23. Singles - Positions 76 to 200 . . Spotlight Publications . 27 July 1991 . 2.