Absolutely (Madness album)

Absolutely
Studio album by
Madness
Released26 September 1980 (1980-09-26)
Recorded1980
StudioEden, London[1]
Genre
Length39:15
LabelStiff
Producer
Madness chronology
Work Rest and Play
(1980) 		Absolutely
(1980) 		7
(1981)
Singles from Absolutely
  1. "Baggy Trousers"
    Released: 5 September 1980
  2. "Embarrassment"
    Released: 14 November 1980
  3. "The Return of the Los Palmas 7"
    Released: 16 January 1981

Absolutely is the second studio album from the British ska band Madness. The album reached number 2 in the UK album charts.[2]

Absolutely spawned some of the band's biggest hits, most notably "Baggy Trousers", which peaked at number 3 in the UK and spent more than four months in the singles chart.[2] "Embarrassment" reached number 4, and the instrumental "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" climbed to number 7.[2] Although the album reviews were generally less enthusiastic than those of One Step Beyond..., they were mostly positive.

In 2009 and 2010, Madness re-released their back-catalogue of studio albums up to and including 1999's Wonderful with a bonus CD and extra tracks. The re-release of Absolutely has seven bonus tracks plus an additional CD featuring a 1980 concert recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon.

In a 2020 interview with GQ magazine Lee Thompson said it was his favourite Madness album.[1]

  1. ^ a b Chick, Stevie (24 December 2020). "An exclusive interview with Madness to mark 40 years of Absolutely". GQ. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The Madness Timeline: 1980". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.