Total Madness – The Very Best of Madness
1997 greatest hits album by Madness
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Total Madness – the Very Best of Madness is a greatest hits album by a British ska/pop band Madness, released in 1997. It was released exclusively in the United States and Canada. It features liner notes from the former frontman of The Might Mighty Bosstones, Dicky Barrett.[3]
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| Released | 9 September 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1979–1985 | |||
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| Label | Geffen | |||
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Critical reception
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album three out of five stars and wrote that the album "[is] an overview of Madness in their decline, with a couple of earlier hits thrown in for good measure."
Track listing
- "Our House" (Cathal Smyth, Chris Foreman) – 3:20
- "It Must Be Love" (Labi Siffre) – 3:18
- "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" (Smyth, Michael Barson) – 3:09
- "Shut Up" (Foreman, Graham McPherson) – 3:26
- "Grey Day" (Barson) – 3:38
- "The Sun and the Rain" (Barson) – 3:30
- "Wings of a Dove (A Celebratory Song)" (Smyth, McPherson) – 3:03
- "Michael Caine" (Smyth, Daniel Woodgate) – 3:36
- "One Better Day" (McPherson, Mark Bedford) – 4:06
- "Uncle Sam" (Foreman, Lee Thompson) – 4:16
- "Yesterday's Men" (Foreman, McPherson) – 4:32
- "One Step Beyond" (Cecil Campbell) – 3:33 (Version exclusive to compilation)
