7 (Madness album)

7
Studio album by
Madness
Released2 October 1981 (1981-10-02)
RecordedJuly–August 1981
StudioCompass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
("Grey Day" recorded early 1981 in London)[1]
Genre
Length38:35
LabelStiff
Producer
Madness chronology
Absolutely
(1980) 		7
(1981) 		Complete Madness
(1982)
Singles from 7
  1. "Grey Day"
    Released: 17 April 1981
  2. "Shut Up"
    Released: 11 September 1981
  3. "Cardiac Arrest"
    Released: 12 February 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Record Mirror[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Smash Hits8/10[5]

7 (also known as Madness 7)[6] is the third studio album by the English ska and pop band Madness. Released in October 1981, it peaked at No. 5 on the UK Albums 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. Although in 2011 co-producer Alan Winstanley stated in the Guided Tour of Madness boxed-set that much of the album was re-recorded in London when they returned from Nassau.

  1. ^ "The Madness Timeline: 1981". Madness Official Website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "7 – Madness". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ Ludgate, Simon (3 October 1981). "Heaven 7". Record Mirror. p. 11.
  4. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Madness". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 508. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. ^ Silverton, Pete (1–14 October 1981). "Madness: 7". Smash Hits. Vol. 3, no. 20. p. 19.
  6. ^ "Madness - Madness 7". BPI. Retrieved 16 March 2018.