7 (Madness album) explained

7
Type:Studio album
Artist:Madness
Cover:7 madness album.jpg
Recorded:July–August 1981
Studio:Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
("Grey Day" recorded early 1981 in London)[1]
Genre:
Length:38:35
Label:Stiff
Producer:
Prev Title:Absolutely
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Complete Madness
Next Year:1982

7 (also known as Madness 7)[2] is the third studio album by the English ska and pop band Madness. Released in October 1981, it peaked at No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart. All but one track was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas in the summer of 1981, the exception being "Grey Day" which was recorded in London earlier in the year. Although in 2011 co-producer Alan Winstanley stated in the Guided Tour of Madness boxed-set that much of the album was re-recorded in London when they returned from Nassau.

Track listing

There were several different versions of the album released throughout the world. Some territories removed the not so tourist-friendly "Day on the Town" while others replaced it with "Never Ask Twice (a.k.a. Aeroplane/Airplane)", which was issued on the "Shut Up" 12" single in the UK. In Belgium "Never Ask Twice" was issued on a one-sided 7" single with initial copies of the album. France renamed "Day on the Town" as "A Place in the City". Australia added "It Must Be Love" and "Never Ask Twice", Spain replaced "Cardiac Arrest" with "It Must Be Love" and Japan added "In the City", which was issued there as a single after it was initially written for and used to promote Honda City cars in television commercials.

Initial vinyl pressings featured different mixes of some tracks (most notably "Mrs Hutchinson" and "Day on the Town"), which haven't been used since.

2010 reissue

In 2009 and 2010, Madness re-released their entire back catalogue of studio albums up until 1999's Wonderful with a bonus CD and extra tracks. 7 was reissued by Union Square Music's collector's label Salvo on 12 April 2010.[3]

CD 1
  • The original album
  • *The first disc contains the thirteen tracks from the original album plus four promo videos.
    The promo videos
    1. Grey Day
    2. Shut Up
    3. It Must be Love
    4. Cardiac Arrest
    CD 2

    Personnel

    Madness

    Technical

    2010 reissue

    Chart performance

    Album

    Chart (1981)Peak
    position    		Total
    weeks
    Dutch Albums Chart[4] 517
    Swedish Albums Chart[5] 411
    UK Albums Chart[6] 528

    Singles

    DateSingleChartPosition
    Apr 1981Grey DayUKNo. 4
    Sep 1981Shut Up (edited to 3:26 for issue as a single)UKNo. 7
    Feb 1982Cardiac Arrest (remixed for issue as a single)UKNo. 14

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: The Madness Timeline: 1981 . Madness Official Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928002841/http://www.madness.co.uk/time/1981/text.htm . 3 October 2021 . 28 September 2007 .
    2. Web site: Madness - Madness 7 . BPI. 16 March 2018.
    3. Web site: 10. Full details of the Seven re-issue tracklisting . Madness Central Newsletter: Issue 15. January 2010. 20 September 2021.
    4. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Madness&titel=7&cat=a 7 at Dutch Charts
    5. Web site: Steffen Hung . Swedish Charts Portal . swedishcharts.com . 5 September 2011.
    6. Web site: UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company . . 5 September 2011 .

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