Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town,north west London,who formed in 1976. One of the most prominent bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s two-tone ska revival,they continue to perform with six of the seven members of their original line-up. Madness's most successful period was from 1980 to 1986,when the band's songs spent a total of 214 weeks on the UK Singles Chart,holding the record along with English reggae group UB40 for most weeks spent by a group in the UK singles chart during the 1980s.
Michael Barson is a British multi-instrumentalist,songwriter,and composer. In a career spanning 45 years,Barson came to prominence in the late 1970s as the keyboard player for the band Madness.
Daniel Mark "Woody" Woodgate is an English musician,songwriter,composer and record producer. In a career spanning 45 years,Woodgate came to prominence in the late 1970s as the drummer for the English ska band Madness and went on to become a member of the Anglo-American alternative rock band Voice of the Beehive in the late 1980s. Woodgate began his solo career in 2015,while still a member of Madness,releasing the album In Your Mind.
Mad Not Mad is the sixth studio album by the English ska and pop band Madness. It was released on 30 September 1985,their first release on their own label Zarjazz,a sub-label of Virgin Records. The album was recorded over a period of two months in 1985 at Westside Studios and at AIR Studios,both in London. The album was their last recording of original material until they officially reformed in 1992.
The Madness is the only studio album by the British ska/pop band The Madness,a short-lived incarnation of Madness. It was originally released in mid-1988,on the label Virgin. The album was produced by the Three Eyes,a pseudonym,whose identities remain a mystery. With the demise of Madness and the group's own label Zarjazz,the Madness were directly recruited under Virgin Records.
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.
The Dangermen Sessions,Vol. 1 is a cover album and the eighth studio album by the British ska band Madness,released in 2005. The album reached No. 11 in the UK which at the time was their highest chart position in the UK since 1984's Keep Moving.
"House of Fun" is a song by English ska/pop group Madness,credited to Mike Barson and Lee Thompson. It was released as a one-off single on 14 May 1982 and reached number one in the UK Singles Chart,spending nine weeks in the charts. The song was re-released in 1992,reaching number 40. It is the band's only number one single in the UK and in 2015 the British public voted it as the nation's 8th favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.
"My Girl" is a song by British ska/pop group Madness from their debut album,One Step Beyond.... It was written by Mike Barson. The song was released as a single on 21 December 1979 and spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart,peaking at number 3.
Utter Madness is a greatest hits album by the British pop band Madness,released on their own Zarjazz label through Virgin Records on 24 November 1986 shortly after the group's original split. It picks up from where the band's first greatest hits album Complete Madness left off,running from "Driving in My Car" to the last Madness single before their split,"(Waiting For) The Ghost Train".
The Business –the Definitive Singles Collection is a 3 disc box set by ska/pop band Madness released in 1993. It contained all the band's singles until that point with their respective b-sides and other bonus tracks,some rare. It also includes a 52-page booklet and snippets of interviews with people associated with Madness between some tracks. The interviews date from around the time of the Keep Moving album and were conducted by John Tobler. Among those interviewed were founder member John Hasler,former manager John "Kelloggs" Kalinowski and Dave Robinson of Stiff Records.
"The Sun and the Rain" is a single by Madness. It was released in 1983 as a stand-alone single and in 1984 it was included on the American/Canadian version of their album Keep Moving. The single spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart,peaking at number 5. The song was also their last to ever enter the USA Billboard Hot 100 Charts,peaking as high as No. 72 on that following chart in 1984.
"The Return of the Los Palmas 7" is a song by British ska/pop band Madness,written by Mike Barson,Mark Bedford and Daniel Woodgate. The song was Woodgate's first credit as a songwriter,and was released as the band's seventh single on 16 January 1981. The single reached number 7 in the UK and remained in the charts for 11 weeks. The single release is slightly different from the track on the album Absolutely,upon which it is listed as "Return of the Los Palmas 7" and is approximately 30 seconds shorter.
"Lovestruck" is a song by English ska band Madness,released as the lead single from their seventh studio album,Wonderful (1999),on 19 July 1999. This release marked the first time Madness had put out original material for over 10 years and signified their return to music. "Lovestruck" peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart,which was the first time a new Madness release had reached the top 10 since the 1983 release "The Sun and the Rain". The song also charted in Iceland,reaching number 36 on the Íslenski Listinn Topp 40.
"One Better Day" is a song by English ska band Madness from their fifth studio album Keep Moving (1984). The song,written by Suggs and Mark Bedford,was released as a single in the United Kingdom,and spent seven weeks in the charts peaking at number 18.
"Drip Fed Fred" is a single by British band Madness from their 1999 album Wonderful,featuring Ian Dury on vocals. It was released as a single in January 2000,peaking at number 55 in the UK Singles Chart. It was the last song to which Dury would contribute his voice,before he died in March 2000.
"I Pronounce You" is the debut single by English ska and pop band the Madness from their self-titled debut studio album The Madness. It was released as the lead single from the album on 7 March 1988 by Virgin Records. It was written by their saxophonist Lee Thompson and their co-lead vocalist Carl Smyth. The single features the non-album track "Patience" as the B-side,which is exclusive to this single.
"NW5" is a song by the band Madness,which was debuted live at the Brixton Academy in December 2006. The single was released in January 2008 on the band's own label,Lucky 7 Records,and entered the chart at no.24 on Sunday 20th Jan 2008,going to no.1 on the UK Independent Label Chart on Sunday 20th Jan 2008. It was very well received by fans and critics alike.
"Listen to Your Father" is a song by the Northern Irish singer Feargal Sharkey,released as his standalone debut single on 1 October 1984. It was written by Carl Smyth,and produced by Sharkey and Liquidator Productions. The song reached No. 23 in the UK and No. 22 in Ireland. The B-side,"Can I Say I Love You",was written by Smyth and Sharkey.
Can't Touch Us Now is the eleventh studio album by the British band Madness,released on their Lucky 7 Records label through Universal Music Catalogue (UMC) on 28 October 2016. The album marked the return of founder member Mark Bedford but the departure of Cathal Smyth.
