Madhouse (Silver Convention album) explained

Madhouse
Type:Album
Artist:Silver Convention
Cover:Madhouse Silver Convention.JPG
Released:1976
Recorded:1976
Genre:Euro disco, disco, pop
Producer:Michael Kunze, Sylvester Levay
Prev Title:Get Up and Boogie
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Summernights
Next Year:1977

Madhouse is a 1976 concept album by German euro-disco group Silver Convention, which at the time consisted of vocalists Penny McLean, Ramona Wolf and Rhonda Heath, along with producer-songwriters Michael Kunze (aka Stephan Prager) and Sylvester Levay. The album is considered to be "funkier" than their previous releases".[1] The album proved to be a moderate success, gaining considerable play at disco clubs at the time, but charted lower than Silver Convention's previous two releases, reaching number 65 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and number 47 on the Billboard Black Albums chart.[2] The album has since been released on iTunes in several countries.

Reception

"Save Me remains the Silver Convention's most essential album, but Madhouse runs a close second" - Alex Henderson for Allmusic.

Track listing

All tracks written by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay

Side one

  1. "Madhouse"
  2. "Plastic People"
  3. "I'm Not a Slot Machine"
  4. "Fancy Party"

Side two

  1. "Dancing in the Aisle"
  2. "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Love"
  3. "Magic Mountain"
  4. "Midnight Lady"
  5. "Land of Make Believe"
  6. "Madhouse (Finale)"

Notes and References

  1. Madhouse - Review
  2. Madhouse - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums
  3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 273.