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Mad Not Mad is the sixth album by the British
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 ska
Ska

Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and Calypso music with United States jazz and rhythm and blues....
 band Madness
Madness (band)

Madness are an English Pop music/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. As of 2008, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years....
, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music
1985 in music

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). It was their only album not to feature founder member Mike Barson
Mike Barson

Mike Barson , sometimes nicknamed Monsieur Barso, is an England musician, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the Two Tone band , Madness ....
, who had left the group the year before.

Only a few weeks after its release, the writers of NME
NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition....
 included this LP on their list of the 100 best albums of all time. The band themselves have been less satisfied with the album. In a BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
 interview in 1993 Suggs
Suggs (singer)

Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an England singing, actor, former radio station Disc jockey, television celebrity, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness ....
 described this Mad not Mad as "a polished turd" (referring to its glossy '80s over-production).








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Mad Not Mad is the sixth album by the British
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 ska
Ska

Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and Calypso music with United States jazz and rhythm and blues....
 band Madness
Madness (band)

Madness are an English Pop music/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. As of 2008, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years....
, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music
1985 in music

Sorry, no overview for this topic
). It was their only album not to feature founder member Mike Barson
Mike Barson

Mike Barson , sometimes nicknamed Monsieur Barso, is an England musician, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the Two Tone band , Madness ....
, who had left the group the year before.

Only a few weeks after its release, the writers of NME
NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition....
 included this LP on their list of the 100 best albums of all time. The band themselves have been less satisfied with the album. In a BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
 interview in 1993 Suggs
Suggs (singer)

Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an England singing, actor, former radio station Disc jockey, television celebrity, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness ....
 described this Mad not Mad as "a polished turd" (referring to its glossy '80s over-production).

Track listing

  1. "I'll Compete"
  2. "Yesterday's Men
    Yesterday's Men

    "Yesterday's Men" is a single by British band Madness from their 1985 album Mad Not Mad. The song spent 7 weeks in British charts peaking at number 18....
    "
  3. "Uncle Sam
    Uncle Sam (song)

    "Uncle Sam" is a single by British band Madness from their 1985 album Mad Not Mad.The single spent 11 weeks in British charts peaking at number 21....
    "
  4. "White Heat"
  5. "Mad Not Mad"
  6. "Sweetest Girl"
  7. "Burning the Boats"
  8. "Tears You Can't Hide"
  9. "Time"
  10. "Coldest Day"

Personnel

  • Suggs
    Suggs (singer)

    Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an England singing, actor, former radio station Disc jockey, television celebrity, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness ....
     (Graham McPherson) – Lead Vocals
  • Chris Foreman
    Chris Foreman

    Christopher John Foreman , nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an England guitarist, best known as a member of a Two Tone band , Madness .Chris Foreman started Madness with Mike Barson and Lee Thompson in 1976....
     – Guitar
  • Mark Bedford
    Mark Bedford

    Mark Bedford , nicknamed 'Bedders', is a bassist and youngest member of the United Kingdom Two Tone band , Madness .Bedford attended William Ellis School in Kentish Town and met with members of the North London Invaders when they played a gig there....
     (Bedders) – Bass
  • Lee Thompson
    Lee Jay Thompson

    Lee Jay Thompson , nicknamed Kix or El Thommo, is an English people musician, best known as the saxophonist and songwriter of the Two Tone band , Madness ....
     – Saxophones
  • Daniel Woodgate
    Daniel Woodgate

    Daniel 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 guitar player Mark Bedford....
     (Woody) – Drums, Drum Programming, Keyboard Sequences
  • Chas Smash
    Chas Smash

    Carl Smyth, also known as Chas Smash , is an England born musician, best known as a backing singer and dancer in the ska/Pop music band Madness ....
     (Cathal Smyth) – Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on track 8
  • Steve Nieve
    Steve Nieve

    Steve Nieve is a keyboardist, best known for his work with Elvis Costello....
     – Keyboards
  • Roy Davies
    Roy Davies

    Roy Thomas Davies was Bishop of Llandaff from 1985 to 1999....
     – Piano
  • Judd Lander – Harmonica
  • Louis Jardim – Percussion
  • Tom Morley – Computer Supervision
  • Gary Barnacle
    Gary Barnacle

    Gary Barnacle is a saxophonist and brass instrument arrangement primarily noted for session musician work, during the 1980s, with a large number of popular music acts, including pop music singer, Kim Wilde ....
     – Horns
  • David Bedford
    David Bedford

    David Vickerman Bedford , is a United Kingdom composer and musician. He has written and played Popular music as well as European classical music music....
     - Strings and MD
  • Rupert Bowden – Strings
  • Bill Benham – Strings
  • Belinda Blunt – Strings
  • Trevor Ford – Strings
  • Rusen Gunes – Strings
  • Adrian Levine – Strings
  • Basil Smart – Strings
  • Afrodiziak – Backing Vocals
  • Jimmy Chambers – Backing Vocals
  • Jimmy Helms – Backing Vocals
  • Jimmy Thomas – Backing Vocals
  • Clive Langer – Production
  • Alan Winstanley – Production
  • Matt Howe – Associate Production
  • Mark Saunders – Associate Production
  • Richard Sullivan – Associate Production