Wanted (Yazz album) explained

Wanted
Type:Album
Artist:Yazz
Cover:Album_cover_of_Wanted_by_Yazz.jpg
Released:14 November 1988 (UK)[1]
Recorded:February–June 1988
Label:Big Life
Next Title:The Wanted Remixes
Next Year:1989

Wanted is the debut album by British pop singer Yazz, released in 1988. It contains the single "The Only Way Is Up", which reached number one in six countries.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Wanted was certified double platinum in the UK in September 1989, for sales exceeding 600,000 copies.[1] [7]

A three-CD remastered deluxe edition, containing the original album plus B-sides, remixes and Yazz's 1990 non-album single "Treat Me Good", was released on Cherry Red Records on 25 November 2016.[8]

Singles

"The Only Way Is Up" was the first single to be released from the album, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart. Three further singles were released from the album: "Stand Up for Your Love Rights", "Fine Time" and "Where Has All the Love Gone?".

Critical reception

Bill Coleman from Billboard wrote, "Every once in a while an album that you had absolutely no expectations for makesyou pull your foot out of your mouth. Case in point: Wanted (Elektra), the debut by U.K. soloist Yasmin Evans, aka Yazz, is chock full of unexpected delights. The annoyingly catchy, international disco/pop smash "The Only Way Is Up" and the similarly styled forthcoming "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" are by no means indicative of the album's depth."[9]

Charts

Chart performance for Wanted!Chart (1988–1989) !Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151014022535/http://i.imgur.com/FLtY0eG.jpg. BPI Certified Awards > Search Results > Yazz. 14 October 2015. 14 October 2015. Imgur.
  2. Web site: Ultratop > Yazz. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827045310/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=yazz&cat=s. live. 27 August 2016. Dutch. Hung Medien. 12 September 2016.
  3. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Yazz (from irishcharts.ie). https://web.archive.org/web/20200709212723/https://imgur.com/qMeHliu. live. 9 July 2020. Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). 12 September 2016.
  4. Web site: dutchcharts.nl > Yazz in Dutch Charts. Dutch. Hung Medien. 12 September 2016.
  5. Web site: charts.nz > Yazz in New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. 12 September 2016.
  6. Web site: swedishcharts.com > Yazz in Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. 12 September 2016.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151005032505/http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1989/02%20-%2014%20January%20-%20RM%20S%20A%20C.jpg. The Top of the Pops Chart > January 8–14, 1989. Record Mirror. 5 October 2015. 5 October 2015.
  8. Web site: New Releases > Wanted: 3CD Deluxe Digipak Edition – Yazz. Cherry Red Records. 7 October 2016.
  9. Bill. Coleman. Yazz Is 'Wanted' For Assault With A Catchy Beat. Billboard. 3 December 1988. 27. 13 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Official Charts > Yazz. 5 October 2015. The Official UK Charts Company.

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