Comedy (Black album)

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Comedy
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Studio album by
Released1988
Genre Pop
Label A&M
Producer
Black chronology
Black
(1987)
Comedy
(1988)
Black
(1991)
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Comedy is the second official album by English singer Black, released in 1988. It reached No.32 in the UK Albums Chart. [2]

Contents

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

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
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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