Madness – Wonderful
(Union Square Music Records 2022 SALVOLP14)
Sleeve & 180g Vinyl in MINT condition
MINT CONDITION – SEALED
Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, north London, who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s 2 Tone ska revival, they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their classic line-up.
Wonderful is the seventh studio album by the British band Madness, released on 1 November 1999. It was the band’s first studio album in fourteen years since Mad Not Mad in 1985, and also the first to feature their classic seven-piece line-up since 1984’s Keep Moving. The album saw Madness reunite with their original production team, Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, who had produced all of the band’s previous work.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Lovestruck” | Lee Thompson, Mike Barson | 3:50 |
| 2. | “Johnny the Horse” | Cathal Smyth | 3:20 |
| 3. | “The Communicator” | Graham McPherson, Smyth | 3:20 |
| 4. | “4 am” | McPherson, Barson | 3:50 |
| 5. | “The Wizard” | Smyth | 3:27 |
| 6. | “Drip Fed Fred” (feat. Ian Dury) | Thompson, Barson | 4:30 |
| 7. | “Going to the Top” | Barson | 3:56 |
| 8. | “Elysium” | Thompson, Daniel Woodgate | 3:52 |
| 9. | “Saturday Night Sunday Morning” | McPherson | 4:14 |
| 10. | “If I Didn’t Care” | Jack Lawrence | 4:25 |
| 11. | “No Money” | Thompson, D. Woodgate, Nick Woodgate | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 41:54 | ||
Personnel
- Madness
- Graham “Suggs” McPherson – lead vocals
- Mike Barson – keyboards
- Chris Foreman – guitar
- Mark Bedford – bass
- Lee Thompson – saxophones, guest vocals on track 6
- Daniel Woodgate – drums
- Cathal Smyth – backing vocals, lead vocals on track 3
- Additional personnel
- Jason Bruer – saxophone
- Terry Edwards – saxophone, brass arrangements
- Michael Kearsey – trombone
- Jason McDermid – trumpet
- Pablo Cook – percussion
- The London Session Orchestra – strings
- Gavyn Wright – orchestral and strings leader
- Simon Hale – string arrangements, conductor
- Ian Dury – guest vocals on track 6
- Steve Donnelley – dobro guitar on track 5
- Mitch – backing vocals on track 4
- Sarah Cracknell – backing vocals on track 8
- Technical
- Clive Langer – production
- Alan Winstanley – production
- Mark Bishop – assistant engineer
- Martin Parr – front cover photography
- Mark Bedford – design
- Robert Stimpson – design
- Dani Golfieri – design assistant
- Neil Evans – design assistant
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.