This Wonderful Life

This Wonderful Life is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Stephen Cummings. The album was released in August 1986 and peaked at number 69 on the Australian Kent Music Report.

This Wonderful Life
Studio album by
Stephen Cummings
ReleasedAugust 1986
GenreRock, pop
Length36:49
LabelCentre Records, Polydor Records
Stephen Cummings chronology
Senso
(1984)		 This Wonderful Life
(1986)		 Lovetown
(1988)
Singles from This Wonderful Life
  1. "Speak with Frankness"
    Released: June 1986
  2. "Love Is Crucial but Money, That's Everything"
    Released: November 1986

Reception

Toby Crewel from Rolling Stone Australia said "There is a strength that runs through this album which saves the sentiment from becoming maudlin. While Cummings' characters could easily sound resigned, they instead sound strong in their lonesomeness. Cummings' singing sounds stronger than it has in some years and he has a control over the material, exhibiting a dexterity that hasn't been in evidence since The Sports recorded Don't Throw Stones many years ago. Ultimately This Wonderful Life is not a record destined for an immediate impact on the charts. It's too modern, sophisticated, intelligent and passionate for that."[1]

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Speak With Frankness"
3:12
2."Forbidden Territory"
  • Cummings
  • D Nardie
4:16
3."I Can't Face the Day"
  • Cummings
  • P Crosby
3:34
4."Love Is Crucial But Money, That's Everything"
  • Cummings
  • D Richards
4:00
5."Where Is She Now"
  • Cummings
  • Nardie
3:57
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Wonderful Life"
3:04
2."This Is The Way"
  • Cummings
  • Crosby
4:20
3."Love Streams"
  • Cummings
  • Pendlebury
3:45
4."In Siege of Robert Mitchum"
  • Cummings
  • Richards
3:26
5."Ten Very Sad Songs"
  • Cummings
  • Richards
2:55

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australian Album Kent Music Report[2] 69

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalogue
Australia August 1986 Centre Records Vinyl, cassette 829725-1
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References
  1. "MEDIA: Reviews: Wonderful". LoveTown. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. Kent, David (1984). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 94. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
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