Keep Moving (Madness album)

Keep Moving

Studio album by Madness

Released

20 February 1984

Genre

Length

43:18

Label

Stiff Records

Producer

Madness chronology

Madness
(1983)

Keep Moving
(1984)

Mad Not Mad
(1985)

Singles from Keep Moving (US)

"Wings of a Dove"
Released: 20 August 1983
"The Sun and the Rain"
Released: 29 October 1983

Singles from Keep Moving (UK)

"Michael Caine"
Released: 30 January 1984
"One Better Day"
Released: 2 June 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Keep Moving is the fifth studio album by the British ska/pop band Madness. It was originally released in early 1984, and was their first final release on the label Stiff. The album is notably the band's last album to feature their keyboardist and founding member Mike Barson, but Barson did join them for the recording of their one-off single, "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train". It also remained the last Madness album, before their 1999 comeback album Wonderful, to feature Barson.

The USA/Canadian pressing has a different running order to the UK version and includes the singles "Wings of a Dove" and "The Sun and the Rain" in place of "Waltz Into Mischief" and "Time For Tea" (although the cassette and CD both include all 14 tracks). A vinyl picture disc version, using the USA/Canadian track listing, was also issued in the UK.

The album was re-released in the United Kingdom, in June 2010 on Virgin featuring rare bonus content. The reissue is a 2-CD set with the original album digitally remastered from the original 1/2" mix tapes; the bonus content consists of associated singles, 12" mixes and B-sides. It also features liner notes written by comedian and Madness fan, Phill Jupitus.

Album title

The album takes its name from a phrase used repeatedly in the 1970 post-apocalyptic film The Bed Sitting Room.^[3]

Track listing

UK Track list

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep Moving" (horns – TKO horns)	Cathal Smyth Chris Foreman Graham McPherson	3:33
2.	"Michael Caine" (backing vocals – Afrodiziak, voice – Michael Caine)	Smyth Daniel Woodgate	3:39
3.	"Turning Blue"	Foreman McPherson	3:06
4.	"One Better Day"	McPherson Mark Bedford	4:06
5.	"March of the Gherkins"	Lee Thompson Mike Barson	3:30
6.	"Waltz into Mischief" (backing vocals – general public)	Smyth McPherson	3:36

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Brand New Beat"	Thompson Barson	3:17
8.	"Victoria Gardens" (backing vocals – general public)	Smyth Barson	4:32
9.	"Samantha"	Thompson Barson	3:14
10.	"Time for Tea"	Foreman Thompson	3:08
11.	"Prospects"	Smyth McPherson	4:15
12.	"Give Me a Reason"	Smyth Thompson	3:26

US/CAN Track list

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep Moving" (horns – TKO horns)	Cathal Smyth Chris Foreman Graham McPherson	3:33
2.	"Wings of a Dove"	Smyth McPherson	2:59
3.	"The Sun and the Rain"	Mike Barson	3:28
4.	"Brand New Beat"	Lee Thompson Barson	3:17
5.	"March of the Gherkins"	Thompson Barson	3:30
6.	"Michael Caine" (backing vocals – Afrodiziak, voice – Michael Caine)	Smyth Daniel Woodgate	3:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Prospects"	Smyth McPherson	4:15
8.	"Victoria Gardens" (backing vocals – general public)	Smyth Barson	4:32
9.	"Samantha"	Thompson Barson	3:14
10.	"One Better Day"	McPherson Mark Bedford	4:06
11.	"Give Me a Reason"	Smyth Thompson	3:26
12.	"Turning Blue"	Foreman McPherson	3:06

Bonus tracks on 2010 reissue
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Wings of a Dove" (Single)
14.	"Behind the 8 Ball" (B-side "Wings of a Dove")
15.	"One Second's Thoughtlessness" (B-side "Wings of a Dove" 12")
16.	"Wings of a Dove" (12" Blue Train Mix)
17.	"The Sun and the Rain" (Single)
18.	"Fireball XL5" (B-side "The Sun and the Rain")
19.	"My Girl" (Live)" (B-side "The Sun and the Rain" 12")
20.	"The Sun and the Rain" (12" Extended Version)
21.	"Michael Caine" (12" Extended Version)
22.	"If You Think There's Something" (B-side "Michael Caine")
23.	"Guns" (B-side "One Better Day")
24.	"Sarah" (B-side "One Better Day" 12")
25.	"Victoria Gardens" (Remix)" (B-side "One Better Day" 12")

DVD content listing
The Promo Videos "Wings of a Dove" "The Sun and the Rain" "Michael Caine" "One Better Day"

DVD content listing

The Promo Videos

"Wings of a Dove"
"The Sun and the Rain"
"Michael Caine"
"One Better Day"

Personnel

Madness

Suggs (Graham McPherson) – lead vocals
Mike Barson – keyboards, harmonica
Chris Foreman – guitar
Mark Bedford (Bedders) – bass guitar
Lee Thompson – saxophones
Dan Woodgate (Woody) – drums
Chas Smash (Cathal Smyth) – backing vocals, trumpet, lead vocals on "Michael Caine" and "Victoria Gardens"

Additional personnel

Dave Wakeling – guest vocals on "Victoria Gardens"
Ranking Roger – guest vocals on "Victoria Gardens"
Afrodiziak – backing vocals
Luís Jardim – percussion
The TKO Horns: Dave Pleurs, Alan Whetton, Jim Patterson and Brian Maurice

Production personnel

String arrangements: David Bedford
Engineer (mixing): Jim Russell, Phil Tennant
Engineer (recording): Carb, Gavin Greenaway, Matt Butler, Steve Churchyard
Mastering: Denis Blackham
Photography: Tony Duffy
Production: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley
Management: Matthew Sztumpf

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1984)	Peak position	Total weeks
Canadian Albums Chart^[4]	66	11
German Albums Chart^[5]	?	?
Swedish Albums Chart^[6]	29	3
UK Albums Chart^[7]	6	19
US Billboard Hot 200	109	8

Singles

Date	Single	Chart	Position
Feb 1984	Michael Caine	UK	No. 11
Jun 1984	One Better Day	UK	No. 17

References

↑ Keep Moving (Madness album) at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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↑ "Madness Trading Ring". madnesstradingring.com. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
↑ "Welcome to the LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA website | Bienvenue au site Web BIBLIOTHÈQUE ET ARCHIVES CANADA". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
↑ "Charts-Surfer". Charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
↑ Steffen Hung (10 March 2005). "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
↑ "UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive". Chart Stats. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

Madness

Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Chas Smash Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford

Studio albums	One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da

Compilation albums	Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It's... Madness It's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness (1997) Our House Total Madness (2009) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young The Ska Collection

Live albums	Madstock! Universal Madness Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond

Box sets	The Business The Lot The Singles Box: Vol. 1 A Guided Tour of Madness

Singles	"The Prince" "One Step Beyond" "My Girl" "Work Rest and Play EP" "Baggy Trousers" "Embarrassment" "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" "Grey Day" "Shut Up" "It Must Be Love" "Cardiac Arrest" "House of Fun" "Driving in My Car" "Our House" "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" "Wings of a Dove" "The Sun and the Rain" "Michael Caine" "One Better Day" "Yesterday's Men" "Uncle Sam" "Sweetest Girl" "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" "Night Boat to Cairo" "The Harder They Come" "Lovestruck" "Johnny the Horse" "Drip Fed Fred" "Shame & Scandal" "Girl Why Don't You" "Sorry" "NW5" "Dust Devil" "Sugar and Spice" "Forever Young" "My Girl 2" "Never Knew Your Name"

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