The Madness (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Madness
Type = Album
Artist = Madness


Released = May 3, 1988
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 58:20
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = The Three Eyes
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bkvu3x0an6k link]
Last album = "Utter Madness"
(1986)

This album = "The Madness"
(1988)
Next album = "It's... Madness"
(1990)
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"The Madness" is a self-titled album by the British band The Madness. In 1988, after the breakup of the original Madness, four of the original members (Suggs, Lee Jay Thompson, Chris Foreman and Cathal Smyth) recreated the band, adding "The" to its name. Since the new band did not include a bassist or drummer, guest musicians (mostly Bruce Thomas) played bass, while a drum machine was used in place of a live drummer on most tracks.

They released only this one album and two singles ("I Pronounce You" and "What's That"), which were less successful than the original band releases, and The Madness disbanded by the end of the year. Madness reformed with its original members for the reunion tour in 1992.

"The Madness" reached # 66 in the UK, while the singles "I Pronounce You" reached # 44 and "What's That" # 92.

The album was recorded at Liquidator Studios, and mixed at The Townhouse studio in London.

Track listing

#"Nail Down the Days" (Smyth) - 4:34
#"What's That" (Smyth) - 3:34
#"I Pronounce You" (Thompson/Smyth/West) - 4:38
#"Oh" (Smyth) - 3:57
#"In Wonder" (McPherson) - 4:58
#"Song in Red" (Smyth) - 3:39
#"Nightmare Nightmare" (McPherson) - 4:30
#"Thunder and Lightning" (McPherson/Foreman) - 3:13
#"Beat The Bride" (Thompson/Smyth) - 3:57
#"Gabriel's Horn" (Smyth) - 6:15
#:CD bonus tracks
#"11th Hour" (McPherson/Foreman) - 4:31
#"Be Good Boy" (Thompson/Foreman) - 4:26
#"Flashings" (Smyth/McPherson) - 3:21
#"4 B.F." (Thompson) - 2:54

Personnel

* Suggs (Graham McPherson) – Lead Vocals on tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 14, Backing Vocals, piano, timbales
* Chas Smash (Cathal Smyth) – Lead Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, and 13, Backing Vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards
* Chris Foreman – guitar, sitar, synthaxe, Piano
* Lee Thompson – saxophones, flute, Backing Vocals

* Steve Nieve – Keyboards
* Roy Davies – Keyboards, Hammond organ
* Ian Price – piano synthesizer
* Jerry Dammers – Piano, electronic organ, Hammond Organ, hi hat
* Seamus Beaghen – accordion, Keyboards, Hammond Organ
* Bruce Thomas – bass guitar
* Earl Falconer – Bass
* Dick Cuthell – horns, cowbell
* Rick Walker – tenor saxophone
* Andy Minnion – baritone saxophone
* Malcolm Buck – Tenor Saxophone
* Simon Driscoll – trombone
* Esmail Sheik – tablas
* Simon Phillips – drums
* Lorenzo Hall – Backing Vocals
* Anthony Lee Brian – Backing Vocals
* Robbie Ellington – Backing Vocals
* The Three Eyes – production
* Steve Chase – Co-production, Engineer
* Nick Froome – Engineer
* Hugh Padgham – mixing
* Michael H. Brauer – Mixing