Colin Vearncombe discography
| Colin Vearncombe discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 34 |
This is the discography of English singer-songwriter Colin Vearncombe, better known by his stage name Black.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums (released under Black)
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SPA [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] | |||
| Wonderful Life | 3 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Comedy |
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32 | 71 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 10 | 37 | 24 | |
| Black |
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42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Are We Having Fun Yet? |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Between Two Churches |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Water on Stone |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blind Faith |
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| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
Studio albums (released under Colin Vearncombe)
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Accused |
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| Water on Snow |
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| Smoke Up Close |
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| The Given |
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Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Abbey Road Live |
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| Live at the Bassline Johannesburg |
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| Blackleg Vol.1 – CV Live 2003 |
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| Blackleg Vol.2 – CV Live 2004 |
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| Blackleg Vol.3 – Black Live in 2005 |
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| Road to Nowhere – Live 2007 |
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| Live 2015 |
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Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Black |
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| Master Series |
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| Millennium Edition |
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| The Collection |
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| Black: C.V. |
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| Any Colour You Like |
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EPs
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| At the Tokyo Power Station |
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| Fly Up to the Moon |
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| Two Churches |
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| Small Pieces |
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| EP: I |
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| EP: II |
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][14][15] |
AUS [16][17] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [18] |
GER [19] |
IRE [20] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SPA [8] |
SWI [10] | ||||
| "Human Features" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "More Than the Sun" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hey Presto" | 1984 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "More Than the Sun" (re-recording) | 1985 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wonderful Life" | 1986 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful Life | |
| "Everything's Coming Up Roses" | 1987 | 76 | — | 8 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| "Sweetest Smile" | 8 | 87 | — | 38 | — | 8 | 40 | 41 | 29 | — | |||
| "Wonderful Life" (reissue) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| "I'm Not Afraid" | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Paradise" | 1988 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Big One" | 54 | 123 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | Comedy | ||
| "You're a Big Girl Now" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Now You're Gone" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wonderful Life" (re-recording; US-only release) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can Laugh About It Now" (Spain-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Feel Like Change" | 1991 | 56 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | Black | |
| "Here It Comes Again" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fly Up to the Moon" (feat. Sam Brown) | 89[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Take the Silence Too Hard" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Are We Having Fun Yet? | |
| "Wishing You Were Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Just Like Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sleeper" (as Colin Vearncombe) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Accused | |
| "Number One" (as Colin Vearncombe) | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In a Heartbeat" (promo-only release) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Between Two Churches | |
| "What Makes a Fool" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Water on Stone | |
| "Grievous Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tonight We Cross the River" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Walk on Frozen Water" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blondes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Given | ||
| "Agnes Prayer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "California" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When It's All Over"/"Womanly Panther" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blind Faith | |
| "Ashes of Angels" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wicked Game" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80's Re:Covered | ||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Black" (select "ALBUMS" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 36. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Discographie Black" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Peak positions in Germany:
- For Wonderful Life: "Offiziele Deutsche Charts: Black (Wonderful Life)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- For Comedy: "Offiziele Deutsche Charts: Black (Comedy)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Discografie Black - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Discography Black". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Discography Black". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Hitparade.ch. Black" (in German). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b "British album certifications – Black". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 March 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Type Black in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Black)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1979–1990". Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1985 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 Singles and Albums 1988". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Under, Bubbling Down. "Week commencing 6 March 1989". Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Discographie Black" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Peak positions in Germany:
- For Wonderful Life: "Offiziele Deutsche Charts: Black (Wonderful Life single)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- For Everything's Coming Up Roses: "Offiziele Deutsche Charts: Black (Everything's Coming Up Roses)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- For The Big One: "Offiziele Deutsche Charts: Black (The Big One)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- For Feels Like Change: "Offiziele Deutsche Charts: Black (Feels Like Change)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Chart: Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original (type the name of the song in the title tab) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Award". BPI. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973". Infodisc. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Singles - Positions 76 to 200". Charts Plus. Spotlight Publications. 27 July 1991. p. 2.