Wanted (Yazz album)

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Wanted
Album cover of Wanted by Yazz.jpg
Studio album by
Released14 November 1988 (UK) [1]
RecordedFebruary–June 1988
Genre
Label Big Life
Producer
Yazz chronology
Wanted
(1988)
The Wanted Remixes
(1989)
Singles from Wanted
  1. "The Only Way Is Up"
    Released: 11 July 1988 [1]
  2. "Stand Up for Your Love Rights"
    Released: 17 October 1988 [1]
  3. "Fine Time"
    Released: 23 January 1989
  4. "Where Has All the Love Gone"
    Released: 17 April 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Wanted was certified double platinum in the UK in September 1989, for sales exceeding 600,000 copies. [1] [9]

Contents

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. [10]

Singles

"The Only Way Is Up" was the first single to be released from the album, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart. [3] 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 makes you 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." [11]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Only Way Is Up"
4:26
2."Where Has All the Love Gone" Yazz 4:30
3."Got to Share"4:58
4."Fine Time"
  • Youth
  • Andy Caine
  • Jake Le Mesurier
4:42
5."Stand Up for Your Love Rights"
  • Yazz
  • Tim Parry
5:00
6."Wanted on the Floor"
  • Yazz
  • Youth
  • Caine
4:57
7."Something Special"
5:04
8."Systematic People"
  • Yazz
  • Andy Davis
3:26
9."Turn It Up"
  • Yazz
  • Gordon
  • Brydon
4:23
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."The Only Way Is Up" (12" Version)
  • Jackson
  • Henderson
6:45
11."Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (12" Version)
  • Yazz
  • Parry
7:15

Charts

Chart performance for Wanted
Chart (1988–1989)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 35
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 19
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 3

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