The Madness (album)

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The Madness
Studio album by The Madness
Released	May 3, 1988
Genre	Pop
Length	58:20
Label	Virgin Records
Producer	The Three Eyes
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Madness chronology
Utter Madness (1986) The Madness (1988) It's... Madness (1990)

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.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Nail Down the Days"
2. "What's That"
3. "I Pronounce You"
4. "Oh"
5. "In Wonder"
6. "Song in Red"
7. "Nightmare Nightmare"
8. "Thunder and Lightning"
9. "Beat The Bride"
10. "Gabriel's Horn"
11. "11th Hour"
12. "Be Good Boy"
13. "Flashings"
14. "4 B.F."

[edit] Personnel

• Suggs – vocals, piano, timbales
• Chas Smash – 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 guitar
• 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, engineering
• Nick Froome – engineering
• Hugh Padgham – mixing
• Michael H. Brauer – mixing

[edit] Notes/trivia

• On this album Suggs and Chas Smash share lead singer duties equally; the first sings on tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 14, the second on 1, 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, and 13
• The last four songs don't appear on the vinyl version