1988 The Madness – The Madness
The Madness is the only studio album by the English ska/pop band The Madness, a short-lived incarnation of Madness. It was originally released in mid-1988 on Virgin Records. With the demise of Madness and the group’s own label Zarjazz, the Madness were directly recruited to Virgin. When the album was released in late April 1988, it received dismissive reviews and peaked at No. 66 in the UK, lasting within the Top 100 for only one week.
Tracks
1 Nail Down The Days (Cathal J Smyth) 04:33
2 What’s That (Cathal J Smyth) 03:33
3 I Pronounce You (Cathal J Smyth; Lee Kix Thompson; Ronnie West) 04:38
4 Oh (Cathal J Smyth) 03:57
5 In Wonder (Graham McPherson) 04:58
6 Song In Red (Cathal J Smyth) 03:38
7 Nightmare, Nightmare (Graham McPherson) 04:30
8 Thunder And Lightning (Chris Foreman; Graham McPherson) 03:12
9 Beat The Bride (Cathal J Smyth; Lee Kix Thompson) 03:57
10 Gabriels Horn (Cathal J Smyth) 06:15
Musicians
1 Nail Down The Days
| Bass | Bruce Thomas |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Keyboards | Steve Nieve |
| Keyboards | Cathal J Smyth |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Sax | Rick Walker |
| Sax | Andy Minnion |
| Trombone | Simon Driscoll |
| Background Vocals | Graham McPherson |
| Vocals | Cathal J Smyth |
2 What’s That
| Bass | Bruce Thomas |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Keyboards | Steve Nieve |
| Sax | Rick Walker |
| Sax | Andy Minnion |
| Trombone | Simon Driscoll |
| Background Vocals | Graham McPherson |
| Vocals | Cathal J Smyth |
3 I Pronounce You
| Bass | Scotty |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Guitar | Cathal J Smyth |
| Acoustic Guitar | Cathal J Smyth |
| Sitar | Chris Foreman |
| Keyboards | Roy Davies |
| Flute | Lee Thompson |
| Tablas | Esmail Sheikh |
| Background Vocals | Lee Thompson |
| Vocals | Graham McPherson |
| Vocals | Cathal J Smyth |
4 Oh
| Bass | Bruce Thomas |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Keyboards | Steve Nieve |
| Accordion | Seamus Beaghen |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Vocals | Cathal J Smyth |
| Vocals | Graham McPherson |
5 In Wonder
| Bass | Bruce Thomas |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Synthaxe | Chris Foreman |
| Keyboards | Steve Nieve |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Vocals | Graham McPherson |
6 Song In Red
| Bass | Bruce Thomas |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Piano | Steve Nieve |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Vocals | Cathal J Smyth |
7 Nightmare, Nightmare
| Bass | Earl Falconer |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Hammond Organ | Ian Prince |
| Organ | Jerry Dammers |
| Piano | Ian Prince |
| Piano | Jerry Dammers |
| Horns | Dick Cuthell |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Vocals | Graham McPherson |
8 Thunder And Lightning
| Bass | Bruce Thomas |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Piano | Steve Nieve |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Background Vocals | Lorenzo Hall |
| Background Vocals | Anthony Lee Brian |
| Background Vocals | Robbie Ellington |
| Vocals | Graham McPherson |
9 Beat The Bride
| Bass | Earl Falconer |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Hammond Organ | Jerry Dammers |
| Piano | Chris Foreman |
| Piano | Graham McPherson |
| Horns | Dick Cuthell |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Cowbell | Dick Cuthell |
| HiHAt | Jerry Dammers |
| Timbales | Graham McPherson |
| Vocals | Graham McPherson |
10 Gabriels Horn
| Bass | Earl Falconer |
| Guitar | Chris Foreman |
| Piano | Ian Prince |
| Synthesizer | Ian Prince |
| Horns | Dick Cuthell |
| Sax | Lee Thompson |
| Vocals | Cathal J Smyth |
Liner Notes
Producer – The Three Eyes
Co-Producer – Steve Chase
Engineer – Steve Chase (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
Engineer – Nick Froome (Tracks 3, 7, 9, 10)
Mixed By – Hugh Padgham (Tracks 1, 2, 6, 10)
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer (Tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Sleeve – David Gibbons, Rian Hughes
Phonographic Copyright Virgin Records Ltd
Copyright Virgin Records Ltd