Madness is a self-titled compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by the British

United Kingdom

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 ska/pop band Madness

Madness (band)

In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...

. It was released exclusively in the United States

United States

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 in 1983 in order to capitalize on the success of their hit single "Our House

Our House (Madness song)

"Our House" is a single by English ska/pop band Madness, from their UK album The Rise & Fall and their US compilation Madness.-About:...

" 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 7

7 (Madness album)

There were several different versions of the album released throughout the world. Some territories removed the not so tourist-friendly A Day On The Town while others replaced it with Never Ask Twice aka Aeroplane / Airplane, which was issued on the Shut Up 12" in the UK. In Belgium Never Ask Twice...

, one from the 1979 debut album One Step Beyond...

One Step Beyond...

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 of all time. The album peaked at number 2 and remained in the British record charts for over a year. One Step...

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

"Driving in My Car" is a single by Madness. It was released on 24 July 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

1. "Our House
   Our House (Madness song)
   "Our House" is a single by English ska/pop band Madness, from their UK album The Rise & Fall and their US compilation Madness.-About:...
   
   " 1982 single from The Rise & Fall
2. "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
   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
3. "It Must Be Love" 1981 single
4. "Primrose Hill" from The Rise & Fall
5. "Shut Up
   Shut Up (Madness song)
   "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 7
   7 (Madness album)
   There were several different versions of the album released throughout the world. Some territories removed the not so tourist-friendly A Day On The Town while others replaced it with Never Ask Twice aka Aeroplane / Airplane, which was issued on the Shut Up 12" in the UK. In Belgium Never Ask Twice...
   
   
6. "House of Fun
   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
7. "Night Boat to Cairo
   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...
   One Step Beyond...
   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 of all time. The album peaked at number 2 and remained in the British record charts for over a year. One Step...
   
   
8. "Rise and Fall" from The Rise & Fall
9. "Blue Skinned Beast" from The Rise & Fall
10. "Cardiac Arrest
    Cardiac Arrest (song)
    "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
11. "Grey Day
    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
12. "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" 1983 single from The Rise & Fall