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Absolutely is the 1980 second album from the British ska band Madness. It peaked at #2 in the UK album charts.
The album is named after one of expressions of the band's then tour manager, and sound man Tony Duffield. [1] The inner sleeve features a London Underground-style roundel for a railway station called "Cairo East" on one side (this roundel later reappeared in the video for "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train") and a history of the group on the other.
[edit] Track listing
- "Baggy Trousers" - 2:45 (McPherson/Foreman)
- "Embarrassment" - 3:13 (Thompson/Barson)
- "E.R.N.I.E." - 2:45 (McPherson/Foreman)
- "Close Escape" - 3:29 (Thompson/Foreman)
- "Not Home Today" - 2:30 (McPherson/Bedford)
- "On the Beat Pete" - 3:05 (Thompson/Madness)
- "Solid Gone" - 2:22 (Smyth)
- "Take It or Leave It" - 3:26 (Thompson/Barson)
- "Shadow of Fear" - 1:58 (McPherson/Barson)
- "Disappear" - 2:58 (McPherson/Bedford)
- "Overdone" - 3:45 (Thompson/Foreman)
- "In the Rain" - 2:42 (McPherson/Madness)
- "You Said" - 2:35 (McPherson/Barson)
- "Return of the Los Palmas 7" - 2:01 (Barson/Woodgate/Bedford)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Charts
| Date |
Single |
Chart |
Position |
| Sep 1980 |
Baggy Trousers |
UK |
No. 3 |
| Nov 1980 |
Embarrassment |
UK |
No. 4 |
| Jan 1981 |
Return of the Los Palmas 7 |
UK |
No. 7 |
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