Madness is a self-titled
compilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter...
by the
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
ska/pop band
MadnessMadness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. In 2009, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2...
. It was released exclusively in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1983 in order to capitalize on the success of their hit single "
Our House"Our House" is a single by English ska/pop band Madness, from their UK album The Rise & Fall and their US compilation Madness. Released in November 1982, it peaked at #5 in the UK singles chart and was their biggest hit in the United States, reaching #7 in the Billboard chart in 1983...
" from the 1982 album
Madness Presents the Rise & Fall, which had not been available in the United States.
The album features six tracks from the aforementioned
The Rise & Fall album, as well as three from the 1981 album
77 is the third album from the British ska/pop band Madness. Released in October 1981, it reached #5 in the UK album chart. All but one track was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas in the summer of 1981...
, one from the 1979 debut album
One Step Beyond..."In the Middle of the Night" redirects here. For the novel by Robert Cormier, see In the Middle of the Night .One Step Beyond... is the 1979 debut album by the British ska group Madness. It was ranked 90th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums...
and two exclusive single a-sides.
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Madness is a self-titled
compilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter...
by the
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
ska/pop band
MadnessMadness are a British pop/ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976. In 2009, the band have continued to perform with their most recognised lineup of seven members, although their lineup has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2...
. It was released exclusively in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1983 in order to capitalize on the success of their hit single "
Our House"Our House" is a single by English ska/pop band Madness, from their UK album The Rise & Fall and their US compilation Madness. Released in November 1982, it peaked at #5 in the UK singles chart and was their biggest hit in the United States, reaching #7 in the Billboard chart in 1983...
" from the 1982 album
Madness Presents the Rise & Fall, which had not been available in the United States.
The album features six tracks from the aforementioned
The Rise & Fall album, as well as three from the 1981 album
77 is the third album from the British ska/pop band Madness. Released in October 1981, it reached #5 in the UK album chart. All but one track was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas in the summer of 1981...
, one from the 1979 debut album
One Step Beyond..."In the Middle of the Night" redirects here. For the novel by Robert Cormier, see In the Middle of the Night .One Step Beyond... is the 1979 debut album by the British ska group Madness. It was ranked 90th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums...
and two exclusive single a-sides. Curiously, the 1980 album
Absolutely was not represented at all on this compilation.
Madness contains every UK single from "Grey Day" to "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)," with the notable exception of "
Driving in My Car"Driving in My Car" is single by Madness. It was released on July 24, 1982, and spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number four...
," which has never been issued on any US compilation.
Track listing
- "Our House
"Our House" is a single by English ska/pop band Madness, from their UK album The Rise & Fall and their US compilation Madness. Released in November 1982, it peaked at #5 in the UK singles chart and was their biggest hit in the United States, reaching #7 in the Billboard chart in 1983...
" 1982 single from The Rise & Fall
- "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
"Tomorrow's " is a song by British band Madness from their fourth album The Rise and Fall. It spent 9 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at # 8 in February 1983. It was released as a Double A-Side with the Chris Foreman composition, "Madness ".The single version is a slight remix of the album track...
" 1983 single from The Rise & Fall
- "It Must Be Love" 1981 single
- "Primrose Hill" from The Rise & Fall
- "Shut Up
"Shut Up" is a pop song written by Suggs and Chris Foreman. It was recorded by British pop/ska band Madness, and was featured on the band's third album 7. It was released as a single on September 11, 1981, spending 10 weeks in the UK Singles Chart...
" 1981 single from 77 is the third album from the British ska/pop band Madness. Released in October 1981, it reached #5 in the UK album chart. All but one track was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas in the summer of 1981...
- "House of Fun
"House of Fun" is a song by British ska/pop group Madness, credited to Mike Barson and Lee Thompson. It was released as a one-off single on April 30, 1982, and reached #1 in the UK charts, spending 9 weeks in the charts. The song was re-released in 1992, reaching #40...
" 1982 single
- "Night Boat to Cairo
"Night Boat to Cairo" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness from their debut 1979 album One Step Beyond.... It was written by Mike Barson and Suggs , and was also included on the Work Rest and Play EP, which peaked at #6 in the UK music charts...
" from One Step Beyond..."In the Middle of the Night" redirects here. For the novel by Robert Cormier, see In the Middle of the Night .One Step Beyond... is the 1979 debut album by the British ska group Madness. It was ranked 90th in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums...
- "Rise and Fall" from The Rise & Fall
- "Blue Skinned Beast" from The Rise & Fall
- "Cardiac Arrest
"Cardiac Arrest" is a song by British band Madness from their third album 7 and other compilation album called Complete Madness . It spent 10 weeks in UK charts peaking at number 14....
" 1982 single from 7
- "Grey Day
"Grey Day" is a pop song written by Mike Barson and recorded by British pop/ska band Madness. The song was the first single released from the band's third studio album 7...
" 1981 single from 7
- "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" 1983 single from The Rise & Fall