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Madness, Money & Music | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1982 | |||
Genre | Pop, rock | |||
Length | 44.26 (UK) 38.31 (US) | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Producer | Christopher Neil | |||
Sheena Easton chronology | ||||
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Madness, Money & Music is the third album by singer Sheena Easton. It was released in 1982 and produced by Christopher Neil. The album includes the singles "I Wouldn't Beg for Water" (US number 64) and "Machinery" (US number 57, UK number 38), as well as the UK single "Are You Man Enough".
The album featured an early recording of the song " Wind Beneath My Wings", which would later be famously covered by Bette Midler and others. It also included the first recording of "You Do It", subsequently recorded by Diana Ross and Rita Coolidge, and a cover of Janis Ian's classic " In the Winter".
The album was one of Easton's lower-charting efforts, reaching number 85 in the United States and number 44 in the UK, but was more successful in Scandinavia and went Gold in Canada. Easton promoted the album by way of an hour-long special Act One, produced for American television and syndicated worldwide, during which she performed a number of songs from the album and embarked on her first world tour.
A CD reissue in 2000 added the bonus tracks and B-sides from One Way Records. On 23 February 2013, Edsel Records (UK) reissued Easton's You Could Have Been with Me and Madness, Money & Music in two compact disc packages remastered with bonus tracks. On 24 November 2014, the album was included in an Original Album Series box set in the UK with all of Easton's first five albums with EMI through Warner Music Group.
Side one
Side two
The US version of the album dropped two tracks ("I Don't Need Your Word" and "Please Don't Sympathise"), and reshuffled the track order.
Side one
Side two
CD bonus tracks
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( Kent Music Report) [1] | 94 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM) [2] | 73 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [3] | 47 |
Norwegian Albums ( VG-lista) [4] | 5 |
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [5] | 19 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [6] | 44 |
US Billboard 200 [7] | 85 |