Keep Moving is the fifth studio album by the British ska/pop band Madness. It was originally released in early 1984, and was their final release on the label Stiff. The album is notably the band's last album to feature their keyboardist and founding member Mike Barson, but Barson did join them for the recording of their one-off single, "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train". It also remained the last Madness album, before their 1999 comeback album Wonderful, to feature Barson.
Keep Moving peaked at number 6 in the UK album charts, and two singles from that album reached the top 20 in the UK music charts.[3] The album received some good reviews, with Rolling Stone magazine giving the album four out of five stars, applauding the band's changing sound.[4] This was an improvement as the last album reviewed by the magazine, Absolutely, was heavily criticised.[5]
The USA/Canadian pressing has a different running order to the UK version and includes the singles "Wings of a Dove" and "The Sun and the Rain" in place of "Waltz Into Mischief" and "Time For Tea" (although the cassette and CD both include all 14 tracks). A vinyl picture disc version, using the USA/Canadian track listing, was also issued in the UK.
The album was re-released in the United Kingdom, in June 2010 on Virgin featuring rare bonus content. The reissue is a 2-CD set with the original album digitally remastered from the original 1/2" mix tapes; the bonus content consists of associated singles, 12" mixes and B-sides. It also features liner notes written by comedian and Madness fan, Phill Jupitus.
Album title
The album takes its name from a phrase used repeatedly in the 1970 post-apocalyptic film The Bed Sitting Room.[6]
Background
On 5 October 1983 the band were rehearsing and discussing a possible television series, which was being written for them by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis. Barson then informed the band that he would not be able to take part, as he was tired of the music business and wanted to spend more time with his wife. They had recently relocated to Amsterdam.[7] Barson agreed to finish recording the album "Keep Moving", he left after playing for the last time with the band at the Lyceum Ballroom on 21 December 1983. After leaving the band James Mackie[8] took Barson's place appearing with Madness on the US hit television show Saturday Night Live on 14 April 1984. After leaving the band, Barson returned to the UK for the filming of two music videos as he'd played on the tracks, "Michael Caine" and "One Better Day". He officially left the band in June 1984, following the release of "One Better Day".[3]
Track listing
UK Track list
| 7. |
"Brand New Beat" |
|
3:17 |
| 8. |
"Victoria Gardens" (backing vocals – general public) |
|
4:32 |
| 9. |
"Samantha" |
|
3:14 |
| 10. |
"Time for Tea" |
|
3:08 |
| 11. |
"Prospects" |
|
4:15 |
| 12. |
"Give Me a Reason" |
|
3:26 |
|
US/CAN Track list
| 1. |
"Keep Moving" (horns – TKO horns) |
- Cathal Smyth
- Chris Foreman
- Graham McPherson
|
3:33 |
| 2. |
"Wings of a Dove" |
|
2:59 |
| 3. |
"The Sun and the Rain" |
Mike Barson |
3:28 |
| 4. |
"Brand New Beat" |
|
3:17 |
| 5. |
"March of the Gherkins" |
|
3:30 |
| 6. |
"Michael Caine" (backing vocals – Afrodiziak, voice – Michael Caine) |
|
3:39 |
| 7. |
"Prospects" |
|
4:15 |
| 8. |
"Victoria Gardens" (backing vocals – general public) |
|
4:32 |
| 9. |
"Samantha" |
|
3:14 |
| 10. |
"One Better Day" |
|
4:06 |
| 11. |
"Give Me a Reason" |
|
3:26 |
| 12. |
"Turning Blue" |
|
3:06 |
|
| 13. |
"Wings of a Dove" (Single) |
3:00 |
| 14. |
"Behind the 8 Ball" (B-side "Wings of a Dove") |
3:01 |
| 15. |
"One Second's Thoughtlessness" (B-side "Wings of a Dove" 12") |
3:26 |
| 16. |
"Wings of a Dove" (12" Blue Train Mix) |
6:10 |
| 17. |
"The Sun and the Rain" (Single) |
3:28 |
| 18. |
"Fireball XL5" (B-side "The Sun and the Rain") |
1:47 |
| 19. |
"My Girl" (Live)" (B-side "The Sun and the Rain" 12") |
2:55 |
| 20. |
"The Sun and the Rain" (12" Extended Version) |
4:42 |
| 21. |
"Michael Caine" (12" Extended Version) |
4:13 |
| 22. |
"If You Think There's Something" (B-side "Michael Caine") |
3:09 |
| 23. |
"Guns" (B-side "One Better Day") |
3:16 |
| 24. |
"Sarah" (B-side "One Better Day" 12") |
3:45 |
| 25. |
"Victoria Gardens" (Remix)" (B-side "One Better Day" 12") |
3:54 |
| DVD content listing |
|
- The Promo Videos
- "Wings of a Dove"
- "The Sun and the Rain"
- "Michael Caine"
- "One Better Day"
|
Personnel
- Madness
Additional personnel
Production personnel
- String arrangements: David Bedford
- Engineer (mixing): Jim Russell, Phil Tennant
- Engineer (recording): Carb, Gavin Greenaway, Matt Butler, Steve Churchyard
- Mastering: Denis Blackham
- Photography: Tony Duffy
- Production: Clive Langer/Alan Winstanley
- Management: Matthew Sztumpf
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) |
Peak
position |
| Canadian Albums Chart[9] |
66 |
| German Albums Chart[10] |
47 |
| Swedish Albums Chart[11] |
29 |
| UK Albums Chart[12] |
6 |
| US Billboard Hot 200 |
109 |
See also
References
- ↑ Keep Moving at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ [1][dead link]
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- ↑ Interviews with James Mackie, February 2006; November 2008
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- ↑ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Madness&titel=Keep+Moving&cat=a
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