7 (Madness album)
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There were several different versions of the album released throughout the world. Some territories removed the not so tourist-friendly A Day On The Town while others replaced it with Never Ask Twice aka Aeroplane / Airplane, which was issued on the Shut Up 12" in the UK. In Belgium Never Ask Twice was issued on a one sided 7" single with initial copies of the album. France renamed A Day On The Town as A Place In The City. Australia added It Must Be Love as the first track on side one, and Japan added In The City, which was issued as a single in that country.
Later vinyl pressings featured different mixes of some tracks (most notably Mrs Hutchinson and A Day On The Town). When first issued on CD in 1989 these were the mixes used, and have been ever since.
with a bonus CD and extra tracks.
Promo Videos (Enhanced CD content):
The Bonus Tracks
Later vinyl pressings featured different mixes of some tracks (most notably Mrs Hutchinson and A Day On The Town). When first issued on CD in 1989 these were the mixes used, and have been ever since.
2010 re-release
In 2009 and 2010, Madness re-released their entire back catalogue of studio albums up until 1999's WonderfulWonderful (Madness album)
Wonderful is an album by the British ska band Madness. It was released in 1999 . Wonderful is their first studio album in original lineup since the 1984 Keep Moving LP.-Track listing:#"Lovestruck"...
with a bonus CD and extra tracks.
CD 1
- "Cardiac Arrest"
- "Shut Up"
- "Sign of the Times"
- "Missing You"
- "Mrs Hutchinson"
- "Tomorrow's Dream"
- "Grey Day"
- "Pac-a-mac"
- "Promises Promises"
- "Benny Bullfrog"
- "When Dawn Arrives"
- "The Opium Eaters"
- "Day on the Town"
Promo Videos (Enhanced CD content):
- "Grey Day"
- "Shut Up"
- "It Must be Love"
- "Cardiac Arrest"
CD 2
The Richard Skinner Sessions- "Missing You"
- "Sign of the Times"
- "Tiptoes"
The Bonus Tracks
- "Memories" - (B-side "Grey Day" 7")
- "A Town With No Name" - (B-side "Shut Up" 7")
- "Never Ask Twice" - (B-side "Shut Up" 12")
- "It Must Be Love" - (Single)
- "Shadow On The House" - (B-side "It Must Be Love" 7")
- "In the City" - (B-side "Cardiac Arrest" 7")
- "Cardiac Arrest" - (12" Extended Version)
- "Grey Day" (live) - (From NME Racket Packet Cassette)
Personnel
- SuggsSuggs (singer)Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Early life:...
(Graham McPherson) – Lead Vocals - Mike BarsonMike BarsonMichael "Mike" Barson is a British musician, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the second wave ska band, Madness.-Biography:...
– Piano, Organ, Vibes, Marimba, Tubular Bells - Chris ForemanChris ForemanChris Foreman , nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an English guitarist, best known as a member of a second wave ska band, Madness.Foreman started Madness with Mike Barson and Lee Thompson in 1976...
– Guitar, Sitar - Mark BedfordMark BedfordMark Bedford , nicknamed 'Bedders', is a bass guitarist and former member of the band Madness....
(Bedders) – Bass - Lee Thompson – Saxophones, Burps, Squeaks, Lead Vocals on track 10
- Daniel WoodgateDaniel WoodgateDan Woodgate is the drummer of the band, Madness. More commonly known by his nickname Woody, he joined the band after being introduced at a rehearsal by bass player Mark Bedford. Woodgate is one of the less regular songwriters in the group, but is credited as co-writer on the hits 'Return of The...
(Woody) – Drums, Congas - Chas SmashChas SmashCathal Smyth, also known as Chas Smash is an English musician, best known as the backing singer and dancer in the ska/pop band Madness. He also plays trumpet, acoustic guitar and various percussion instruments...
(Cathal Smyth) – Backing Vocals, Trumpet
Album
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
---|---|---|
Swedish Albums Chart | 41 | 1 |
UK Albums Chart | 5 | 28 |
Singles
Date | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Apr 1981 | Grey Day | UK | No. 4 |
Sep 1981 | Shut Up (edited to 3.26 for issue as a single) | UK | No. 7 |
Feb 1982 | Cardiac Arrest (remixed for issue as a single) | UK | No. 14 |