Complete Madness is the first greatest hits album by ska/pop group Madness. It was released in 1982 and included Madness' biggest hits from their first three studio albums and the stand-alone singles. Complete Madness spent 99 weeks on the UK charts peaking at number 1. A accompanying VHS video was also released, containing all thirteen of the group's music videos up to that point (the twelve UK singles plus "Bed and Breakfast Man", which was a single in Canada).
The album was re-issued in 2010.
Contents[]
Track listing[edit][]
- "Embarrassment" (Mike Barson, Lee Thompson) – 3:13
- "Shut Up" (Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson) – 2:53
- "My Girl" (Mike Barson) – 2:47
- "Baggy Trousers" (Foreman, McPherson) – 2:48
- "It Must Be Love" (Labi Siffre) – 3:20
- "The Prince" (Lee Thompson) – 2:29
- "Bed & Breakfast Man" (Barson) – 2:34
- "Night Boat to Cairo" (Barson, McPherson) – 3:33
- "House of Fun" (Barson, Thompson) – 2:51
- "One Step Beyond" (Cecil Campbell) – 2:21
- "Cardiac Arrest" (Foreman, Carl Smyth) – 2:59
- "Grey Day" (Barson) – 3:41
- "Take It or Leave It" (Barson, Thompson) – 3:28
- "In the City" (Barson, Crutchfield, Foreman, Inoue, McPherson, Smyth) – 3:01
- "Madness" (Campbell) – 2:40
- "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" (Barson, Mark Bedford. Dan Woodgate) – 2:35
Personnel[edit][]
- Mike Barson – Keyboards, Harmonica, Percussion
- Mark Bedford – Bass
- Chris Foreman – Guitar
- Neill King – Engineer
- Clive Langer – Producer
- Graham "Suggs" McPherson – Percussion, Vocals
- Chas Smash – Trumpet, Vocals
- Lee Thompson – Saxophone, Vocals
- Alan Winstanley – Producer
- Dan Woodgate – Drums
Chart performance[edit][]
| Chart (1982) | Peak
position |
Total
weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart[1] | 7 | 9 |
| Preceded by | UK Albums Chart number one album
22 May 1982 – 4 June 1982 12 June 1982 – 18 June 1982 |
Succeeded by
Avalon by Roxy Music Avalon by Roxy Music |