Absolutely:Madness

Absolutely is the 1980 second album from the British ska band Madness. It peaked at No. 2 in the UK album charts.

The album is named after one of expressions of the band's then tour manager, and sound man Tony Duffield.[3]

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. The re-release of Absolutely has seven bonus tracks plus an additional CD featuring a 1980 concert recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon.



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[hide]  *1 Cover  ==Cover[ edit] == The front cover sees the band standing in front of Chalk Farm tube station in Camden. When the original vinyl was released the first, more sombre, cover photograph was changed to a more animated pose after around 10,000 albums were pressed. The two sleeves can be distinguished by Mike Barson's holding of the umbrella: in the earlier pressing he holds it up to his chin while in the later, and subsequently used, releases the umbrella is on the ground.[4]
 * 2 Track listing
 * 2.1 Original album
 * 2.2 2010 re-release
 * 2.2.1 CD 1
 * 2.2.2 CD 2
 * 3 Personnel
 * 4 Chart performance
 * 4.1 Album
 * 4.2 Singles
 * 5 References

The inner sleeve features a London Underground-style roundel for a railway station called "Cairo East" on one side (this roundel later reappeared in the video for "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" and a history of the group on the other. ==Track listing[ edit] == ===Original album<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===2010 re-release<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====CD 1<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">Promo Videos (Enhanced CD content):
 * 1) "Baggy Trousers" – 2:45 (McPherson/Foreman)
 * 2) "Embarrassment" – 3:13 (Thompson/Barson)
 * 3) "E.R.N.I.E." – 2:45 (McPherson/Foreman)
 * 4) "Close Escape" – 3:29 (Thompson/Foreman)
 * 5) "Not Home Today" – 2:30 (McPherson/Bedford)
 * 6) "On the Beat Pete" – 3:05 (Thompson/Madness)
 * 7) "Solid Gone" – 2:22 (Smyth)
 * 8) "Take It or Leave It" – 3:26 (Thompson/Barson)
 * 9) "Shadow of Fear" – 1:58 (McPherson/Barson)
 * 10) "Disappear" – 2:58 (McPherson/Bedford)
 * 11) "Overdone" – 3:45 (Thompson/Foreman)
 * 12) "In the Rain" – 2:42 (McPherson/Madness)
 * 13) "You Said" – 2:35 (McPherson/Barson)
 * 14) "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" – 2:01 (Barson/Woodgate/Bedford)
 * 1) "Baggy Trousers" – 2:45 (McPherson/Foreman)
 * 2) "Embarrassment" – 3:13 (Thompson/Barson)
 * 3) "E.R.N.I.E." – 2:45 (McPherson/Foreman)
 * 4) "Close Escape" – 3:29 (Thompson/Foreman)
 * 5) "Not Home Today" – 2:30 (McPherson/Bedford)
 * 6) "On the Beat Pete" – 3:05 (Thompson/Madness)
 * 7) "Solid Gone" – 2:22 (Smyth)
 * 8) "Take It or Leave It" – 3:26 (Thompson/Barson)
 * 9) "Shadow of Fear" – 1:58 (McPherson/Barson)
 * 10) "Disappear" – 2:58 (McPherson/Bedford)
 * 11) "Overdone" – 3:45 (Thompson/Foreman)
 * 12) "In the Rain" – 2:42 (McPherson/Madness)
 * 13) "You Said" – 2:35 (McPherson/Barson)
 * 14) "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" – 2:01 (Barson/Woodgate/Bedford)
 * 15) "In the Rain (Single Version)" – 2:48 (McPherson/Madness) (B-Side "My Girl" 12")
 * 16) "The Business" – 3:27 (McPherson) (B-Side "Baggy Trousers" 7")
 * 17) "Crying Shame" – 2:40 (Barson) (B-Side "Embarrassment" 7")
 * 18) "That's The Way To Do It" – 2:53 (Foreman) (B-Side "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" 7")
 * 19) "El Regresso De Los Palmas 7" – 2:48 (Barson/Bedford/Woodgate) (Spanish Version)
 * 20) "Swan Lake (Live)" – 2:37 (Tchaikovsky, arr. Barson) (B-Side "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" 12")
 * 21) "Release Me / Close Escape / Solid Gone" – – 5:06 (Miller/Williams/Yount/Foreman/Thompson/Smyth) (Patches Flexi disc)

====CD 2<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:17.9200000762939px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:14.3999996185303px;">BBC Live in Concert – Hammersmith Odeon, 23 December 1980
 * 1) "Baggy Trousers"
 * 2) "Embarrassment"
 * 3) "The Return of the Los Palmas 7"

==Personnel<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Chart performance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Album<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * 1) "One Step Beyond..." (live) – 2:51
 * 2) "E.R.N.I.E." (live) – 2:08
 * 3) "Mistakes" (live) – 2:35
 * 4) "Disappear" (live) – 2:15
 * 5) "Bed And Breakfast Man" (live) – 2:29
 * 6) "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" (live) – 2:20
 * 7) "Close Escape" (live) – 2:44
 * 8) "Overdone" (live) – 3:11
 * 9) "Not Home Today" (live) – 2:15
 * 10) "Razor Blade Alley" (live) – 3:16
 * 11) "My Girl" (live) – 2:45
 * 12) "Take It Or Leave It" (live) – 2:39
 * 13) "On The Beat Pete" (live) – 2:54
 * 14) "Embarrassment" (live) – 3:10
 * 15) "Shadow of Fear" (live) – 1:54
 * 16) "You Said" (live) – 2:29
 * 17) "In The Middle of the Night" (live) – 2:28
 * 18) "The Prince" (live) – 3:06
 * 19) "Baggy Trousers" (live) – 2:25
 * 20) "Rockin' in A<sup style="line-height:1;font-size:11.1999998092651px;">b " (live) – 2:01
 * 21) "Madness" (live) – 3:33
 * Chris Foreman (Chrissy Boy) – Guitars, Sitar, Slide Guitar
 * Graham McPherson (Suggs) – Vocals, Percussion
 * Mike Barson (Monsieur Barso) – Vibes, Marimba, Harmonica, Piano, Organ
 * Daniel Woodgate (Woody) – Drums, Fire Extinguisher
 * Mark Bedford (Bedders) – Bass
 * Cathal Smyth (Chas Smash) – Vocals, Trumpet (Lead Vocals on track 7)
 * Lee Thompson (Kix) – Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax