The Rise & Fall
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| The Rise & Fall | ||
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| Studio album by Madness | ||
| Released | October 8, 1982 | |
| Recorded | Air Studios 1982 | |
| Genre | Ska/Pop | |
| Length | 43:04 | |
| Label | Stiff Records | |
| Producer(s) | Clive Langer Alan Winstanley |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Madness chronology | ||
| Complete Madness (1982) |
The Rise & Fall (1982) |
Madness (1983) |
The Rise & Fall is the fourth album by the British pop group Madness. This album saw Madness at their most experimental, exhibiting a range of musical styles including jazz, English music hall and Eastern influences. NME described it at the time of its release as "The best Madness record". It has often been retrospectively described as a concept album. Though the album was never released in the USA, several tracks were later placed on the compilation Madness, including "Our House", their biggest stateside hit.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Rise and Fall"
- "Tomorrow's Just Another Day"
- "Blue Skinned Beast"
- "Primrose Hill"
- "Mr. Speaker Gets the Word"
- "Sunday Morning"
- "Our House"
- "Tiptoes"
- "New Dehli"
- "That Face"
- "Calling Cards"
- "Are You Coming (With Me)"
- "Madness (Is All in the Mind)"
[edit] Personnel
- Suggs – lead vocals
- Mike Barson – keyboards, harmonica, percussion
- Chris Foreman – guitar
- Mark Bedford – bass guitar
- Lee Thompson – saxophones
- Daniel Woodgate – drums
- Chas Smash – backing vocals, trumpet, lead vocals on track 13
- David Bedford – string arrangements
- Clive Langer – production
- Alan Wistanley – production
- Greg Fulginiti – mastering US
- Tim Young – remastering
- David Wooley – engineering
- Jeremy Allom – engineering
- Laurie Lewis – photography
[edit] Charts
| Date | Single | Chart | Position |
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| Nov 1982 | Our House | UK | No. 5 |
| Nov 1982 | Our House | US | No. 7 |
| Feb 1983 | Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) / Madness (Is All in the Mind) | UK | No. 8 |
[edit] External links
| Madness |
| Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness |
