Wonderful Life is the debut album by English singer Black (the stage name of Colin Vearncombe).

Three of the songs were co-written with Vearncombe's friend and musical collaborator, keyboardist Dave "Dix" Dickie.

Vearncombe said: By the end of 1985 I had been in a couple of car crashes, my mother had a serious illness, I had been dropped by a record company, my first marriage went belly-up and I was homeless.

[5][6]Vearncombe suffered from the feeling of being a one-hit wonder, however, saying later: Once you have had a hit, it's hard to write another song without having that in the back of your mind.

[12] All tracks are written by Colin Vearncombe unless otherwise notedThe album produced five singles: "Wonderful Life", "I'm Not Afraid" "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Sweetest Smile" and "Paradise".