Wanted (Yazz album)

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. Wanted was certified double platinum in the UK in September 1989, for sales exceeding 600,000 copies.

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.

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