Wonderful (Madness album)
Encyclopedia
Wonderful is an album by the British
ska
band Madness
. It was released in 1999 (see 1999 in music
). Wonderful is their first studio album in original lineup since the 1984 Keep Moving
LP.
Disc 2 contains the "bonus tracks":
Additional personnel:
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
band Madness
Madness (band)
In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
. It was released in 1999 (see 1999 in music
1999 in music
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). Wonderful is their first studio album in original lineup since the 1984 Keep Moving
Keep Moving
Keep Moving is the fifth album by the British ska band Madness from 1984. It was the last Madness album prior to their 1999 comeback album Wonderful to feature Mike Barson....
LP.
Track listing
- "LovestruckLovestruck"Lovestruck" is a song by the band Madness. The release marked the first time they had put out original material for over ten years, and signified their return to music...
" (Thompson / Barson) - "Johnny the HorseJohnny the Horse"Johnny The Horse" is a single by British band Madness from their 1999 album Wonderful. The song struggled to make an impact in the charts after the success of "Lovestruck", and peaked at #44 in the UK Singles Chart....
" (Smyth) - "The Communicator" (McPherson / Smyth)
- "4 am" (McPherson / Barson)
- "The Wizard" (Smyth)
- "Drip Fed FredDrip Fed Fred"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...
" (Thompson / Barson) - "Going to the Top" (Barson)
- "Elysium" (Thompson / D Woodgate)
- "Saturday Night Sunday Morning" (McPherson)
- "If I Didn't CareIf I Didn't Care"If I Didn't Care" is a song written by Jack Lawrence that was originally sung and recorded by The Ink Spots in 1939. According to Lawrence, he mailed the song before showing it to some of his friends. His friends' reaction to the song was almost universally negative, but he remained positive on it...
" (Jack LawrenceJack LawrenceJack Lawrence was an American songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.- Biography :...
) - "No Money" (Thompson / D Woodgate / N Woodgate)
2010 Reissue
Disc 1 contains the full album plus three "promo" videos:- "Lovestruck" [promo video]
- "Johnny the Horse" [promo video]
- "Drip Fed Fred" [promo video]
Disc 2 contains the "bonus tracks":
- "You're Wonderful" [remix][bonus track]
- "Round and Round" [b-side "Lovestruck"]
- "We Are Love" [b-side "Lovestruck"]
- "Johnny the Horse" [radio edit]
- "I Was the One" [b-side "Johnny the Horse"]
- "Dreaming Man" [b-side "Johnny the Horse"]
- "Light of the Way" [b-side "Drip Fed Fred"]
- "We Want Freddie" [b-side "Drip Fed Fred"]
- "Maddley" [b-side "Lovestruck" album sampler]
- "Simple Equation" ["Our House" musical]
- "Sarah's Song" ["Our House" musical]
- "It Must Be Love" [2002 mix]["Our House" musical]
- "My Old Man" ["Brand New Boots and Panties" Ian Dury tribute album]
Chart performance
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 17 | 1 |
Personnel
- SuggsSuggs (singer)Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Early life:...
(Graham McPherson) – Lead Vocals - Mike BarsonMike BarsonMichael "Mike" Barson is a British musician, best known as a founding member and keyboardist of the second wave ska band, Madness.-Biography:...
– Keyboards - Chris ForemanChris ForemanChris Foreman , nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an English guitarist, best known as a member of a second wave ska band, Madness.Foreman started Madness with Mike Barson and Lee Thompson in 1976...
– Guitar - Mark BedfordMark BedfordMark Bedford , nicknamed 'Bedders', is a bass guitarist and former member of the band Madness....
(Bedders) – Bass - Lee ThompsonLee Jay ThompsonLee Jay Thompson , nicknamed Kix or El Thommo, is an English musician, best known as the saxophonist and songwriter of the second wave ska band, Madness....
– Saxophones and Guest Vocals on track 6 - Daniel WoodgateDaniel WoodgateDan Woodgate is the drummer of the band, Madness. More commonly known by his nickname Woody, he joined the band after being introduced at a rehearsal by bass player Mark Bedford. Woodgate is one of the less regular songwriters in the group, but is credited as co-writer on the hits 'Return of The...
(Woody) – Drums - Chas SmashChas SmashCathal Smyth, also known as Chas Smash is an English musician, best known as the backing singer and dancer in the ska/pop band Madness. He also plays trumpet, acoustic guitar and various percussion instruments...
(Cathal Smyth) – Backing Vocals and Lead Vocals on track 3
Additional personnel:
- Ian DuryIan DuryIan Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
– Guest Vocals on track 6 - Michael Kearsey – Trombone
- Jason McDermid – Trumpet
- Jason Bruer – Saxophone
- Terry EdwardsTerry EdwardsTerry Edwards is an English musician.Edwards gained a degree in music from the University of East Anglia in 1982, where he was also a founding member of The Higsons. He produced and played on the debut album by Yeah Jazz "Six Lane Ends"...
– Saxophone - Pablo Cook – Percussion
- Clive LangerClive LangerClive Langer is a British record producer active from the mid 1970s onwards. He usually works with Alan Winstanley. He composed the music for the films Still Crazy and Brothers of the Head. Prior to his record producing career he was a guitarist with the British cult band Deaf SchoolLanger...
– Production - Alan WinstanleyAlan WinstanleyAlan Kenneth Winstanley is a British record producer active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Clive Langer.-Notable studio albums produced by Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer:* One Step Beyond... – Madness...
– Production - Mark Bishop – Engineer