Madness - 7 - Abum

7 is the third album from the British ska/pop band Madness. Released in October 1981, it reached number 5 in the UK album 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.

There were several different versions of the album released throughout the world. Some territories removed the not so tourist-friendly 'A Day On The Town' while others replaced it with 'Never Ask Twice aka Aeroplane / Airplane', which was issued on the 'Shut Up' 12" in the UK.

In Belgium 'Never Ask Twice' was issued on a one sided 7" single with initial copies of the album. France renamed 'A Day On The Town' as 'A Place In The City'. Australia added 'It Must Be Love' as the first track on side one, while Japan added 'In The City'.

Later vinyl pressings featured different mixes of some tracks (most notably 'Mrs Hutchinson' and 'A Day On The Town'). When first issued on CD in 1989 these were the mixes used, and have been ever since.


Tracklisting:
01 - Cardiac Arrest
02 - Shut Up
03 - Sign of the Times
04 - Missing You
05 - Mrs. Hutchinson
06 - Tomorrow's Dream
07 - Grey Day
08 - Pac-A-Mac
09 - Promises Promises
10 - Benny Bullfrog
11 - When Dawn Arrives
12 - The Opium Eaters
13 - Day on the Town

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