7
by Madness
- Type: Album
- Released: October 1981
- Label: Stiff
- Country: United Kingdom
- Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Chas Smash, Chris Foreman, Mike Barson, Clive Langer, Woody Woods Woodgate, Mark Bedford, Lee "Kix" Thompson, Suggs
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Madness' '7' expanded the group's ska-pop framework into more detailed portraits of British everyday life. The album balances comic surface energy with increasingly reflective songwriting, continuing the band's move from 2 Tone novelty toward durable pop craft.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, conscious, piano, saxophone, rhythmic, harmonies
Tracklist
Credits
- Madness - primary artist
- Mark Bedford - bass
- C-More-Tone Studios - cover
- Stella Artwork - cover
- Woody Woods Woodgate - drums, congas
- Chris Foreman - guitar, sitar, written-by
- Mike Barson - piano, organ, vibraphone [vibes], marimba, tubular bells, written-by
- Lee "Kix" Thompson - saxophone, other [burp's, squeak's], written-by