7

7
Studio album by Madness
Released	October 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Ska/Pop
Length	38:35
Label	Stiff Records
Producer	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
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Absolutely (1980) 7 (1981) Complete Madness (1982)

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

Track listing

1. "Cardiac Arrest" - 2:52 (Smyth/Foreman)
2. "Shut Up" - 4:07 (McPherson/Foreman)
3. "Sign of the Times" - 2:43 (McPherson/Barson)
4. "Missing You" - 2:32 (McPherson/Barson)
5. "Mrs. Hutchinson" - 2:17 (Barson)
6. "Tomorrow's Dream" - 3:54 (Thompson/Barson)
7. "Grey Day" - 3:40 (Barson)
8. "Pac-A-Mac" - 2:37 (Thompson/Barson)
9. "Promises Promises" - 2:52 (Thompson/Barson)
10. "Benny Bullfrog" - 1:51 (Thompson/Foreman)
11. "When Dawn Arrives" - 2:43 (Thompson/Barson)
12. "The Opium Eaters" - 3:03 (Barson)
13. "Day on the Town" - 3:24 (McPherson/Foreman)

(Some editions exist with "Airplane (Never Ask Twice)" as the final track, instead of "Day on the Town")

Personnel

• Suggs (Graham McPherson) – Lead Vocals
• Mike Barson – Piano, Organ, Vibes, Marimba, Tubular Bells
• Chris Foreman – Guitar, Sitar
• Mark Bedford (Bedders) – Bass
• Lee Thompson – Saxophones, Burps, Squeaks, Lead Vocals on track 10
• Daniel Woodgate (Woody) – Drums, Congas
• Chas Smash (Cathal Smyth) – Backing Vocals, Trumpet

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