The Very Best Of

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Tracklist

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1One Step Beyond
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass guitar:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1979)
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
4.552:19
2It Must Be Love
cover recording of:
It Must Be Love
lyricist and composer:
Labi Siffre
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
recording of:
It Must Be Love
lyricist and composer:
Labi Siffre
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
43:20
3Shame and Scandal
cover recording of:
Shame and Scandal in the Family
writer:
Lord Melody and Sir Lancelot
2:53
4House of Fun
recording of:
House of Fun
lyricist:
Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
32:58
5Baggy Trousers
recording of:
Baggy Trousers
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
52:48
6Death of a Rude Boy
bass:
Graham Bush
brass:
Joe Auckland, Mike Kearsey and Steve Turner (saxophonist)
brass arranger:
Mike Kearsey and Madness (English pop/ska band)
recording of:
Death of a Rude Boy
lyricist and composer:
Cathal Joseph Smyth
writer:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”) and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
33:51
7Our House
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 13) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 29)
recording of:
Our House
lyricist:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Graham McPherson, Carl Smyth, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
composer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.93:23
8Grey Day
recording of:
Grey Day
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
33:40
9The Sun & The Rain
recording of:
The Sun and the Rain
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
23:28
10Madness
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass guitar:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
cover recording of:
Madness
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell (until 1962)
recording of:
Madness
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell (until 1962)
12:39
11Michael Caine
background vocals:
Afrodiziak
recording of:
Michael Caine
writer:
Carl Smyth and Daniel Woodgate
3.153:41
12Bed & Breakfast Man
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
recording of:
Bed and Breakfast Man
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
32:34
13Shut Up
vocals:
Graham McPherson
recording of:
Shut Up
writer:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”) and Graham McPherson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
34:07
14On the Beat Pete
recording of:
On the Beat Pete
writer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Chas Smash, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
3:05
15Take It or Leave It
recording of:
Take It or Leave It
writer:
Mike Barson and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
3:28
16Swan Lake
cover recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20 (Лебединое озеро)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 12), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 12) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 20)
2:36
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1Night Boat to Cairo
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
recording of:
Night Boat to Cairo
writer:
Mike Barson and Graham McPherson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3.63:32
2Embarrassment
recording of:
Embarrassment
lyricist:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
composer:
Mike Barson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
4.53:12
3The Prince
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
bass:
Mark Bedford
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Daniel Woodgate
guitar:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
keyboard:
Mike Barson
background vocals:
Chas Smash
vocals:
Suggs and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
recording of:
The Prince
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2.653:19
4The Opium Eaters
recording of:
The Opium Eaters
lyricist and composer:
Mike Barson
3:03
5Lovestruck
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
Lovestruck
writer:
Mike Barson and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
33:51
6The Communicator
recording of:
The Communicator
lyricist and composer:
Carl Smyth
3:20
7Wings of a Dove
producer:
Clive Langer, Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
Wings of a Dove
writer:
Graham McPherson and Carl Smyth
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
42:57
8Forever Young
engineer:
Finn Eiles
producer and mixer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
percussion:
Jim Parmley (Suicide Bid, ex King Blues)
background vocals:
Amber Jolene and Sasha Paul
recorded at:
The Yard, Miloco in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Toerag Studios in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Forever Young
lyricist and composer:
Graham McPherson
44:36
9Cardiac Arrest
recording of:
Cardiac Arrest
writer:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”) and Chas Smash
2:53
10In the Rain
recording of:
In the Rain
writer:
Mike Barson, Mark Bedford, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Chas Smash, Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness) and Daniel Woodgate
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:46
11Calling Cards
recording of:
Calling Cards
writer:
Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”) and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
2:20
12Sign of the Times
recording of:
Sign of the Times
writer:
Mike Barson and Graham McPherson
2:43
13Tomorrow's Dream
recording of:
Tomorrow’s Dream
writer:
Mike Barson and Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
3:55
14Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
recording of:
Saturday Night Sunday Morning
lyricist and composer:
Graham McPherson
4:14
15Deceives the Eye
producer:
Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
recording of:
Deceives the Eye
writer:
Mark Bedford and Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”)
12:00
16In the City
recording of:
In the City
writer:
Mike Barson, Bill Crutchfield, Chris Foreman (UK musician, aka “Chrissy Boy”), Graham McPherson, Chas Smash and 井上大輔 (formerly known as 井上忠夫)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:59