Keep Moving (Madness album)

Keep Moving
Keep Moving
Studio album by Madness
Released	20 February 1984
Recorded	1983
Studio	Recorded at Air, London; Mixed at Genetic, Streatley
Genre	Ska; sophisti-pop; reggae; blue-eyed soul;
Length	43:18
Label	Stiff (UK) ; Geffen (US)
Producer	Clive Langer; Alan Winstanley;
Madness chronology
Singles from Keep Moving (US)
	"Wings of a Dove"; Released: 20 August 1983 (UK. Not issued as a single in the USA); "The Sun and the Rain"; Released: 29 October 1983 (UK); 1984 (USA);
Singles from Keep Moving (UK)
	"Michael Caine"; Released: 30 January 1984; "One Better Day"; Released: 2 June 1984;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Keep Moving is the fifth studio album by the English ska/pop band Madness. It was originally released in February 1984, and was their final album on the Stiff label. It's notably the band's last studio album to feature their keyboardist and founding member Mike Barson, before the band split in 1986.

Keep Moving peaked at No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart, and two singles from the album reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart.^[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] and NME ranking it number 13 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984.^[5] This was an improvement, as the last album reviewed by the magazine, Absolutely, was heavily criticised.^[6]

The album was re-released in the United Kingdom in June 2010 on the Salvo/Union Square label, featuring bonus material. The reissue is a 2-CD set with the original album digitally remastered; 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.

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 and 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, "Michael Caine" and "One Better Day", as he'd played on the tracks. He officially left the band in June 1984, following the release of the "One Better Day" single.^[3] Paul Carrack took Barson's place whilst the band toured America in early 1984.

The album takes its name from a phrase used repeatedly in the 1970 post-apocalyptic film The Bed Sitting Room.^[9]

The album cover was based on a suggestion by Stiff's boss Dave Robinson that it should reflect the forthcoming Olympics.^[10]

USA/Canadian version[]

This 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). The version of "The Sun and the Rain" used here, and also issued as a single in North America, has an edited outro, reducing the length by some 12 seconds. A vinyl picture disc version, using the USA/Canadian track listing, was also issued in the UK.

Track listing[]

UK Track list[]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep Moving"	Cathal Smyth, Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson	3:33
2.	"Michael Caine"	Smyth, Daniel Woodgate	3:37
3.	"Turning Blue"	Foreman, McPherson	3:06
4.	"One Better Day"	McPherson, Mark Bedford	4:06
5.	"March of the Gherkins"	Lee Thompson, Michael Barson	3:30
6.	"Waltz into Mischief"	Smyth, McPherson	3:36

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Brand New Beat"	Thompson, Barson	3:17
8.	"Victoria Gardens"	Smyth, Barson	4:32
9.	"Samantha"	Thompson, Barson	3:14
10.	"Time for Tea"	Foreman, Thompson	3:08
11.	"Prospects"	Smyth, McPherson	4:15
12.	"Give Me a Reason"	Thompson	3:26

US/CAN Track list[]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Keep Moving"	Cathal Smyth, Chris Foreman, Graham McPherson	3:33
2.	"Wings of a Dove"	Smyth, McPherson	3:02
3.	"The Sun and the Rain"	Mike Barson	3:18
4.	"Brand New Beat"	Lee Thompson, Barson	3:17
5.	"March of the Gherkins"	Thompson, Barson	3:30
6.	"Michael Caine"	Smyth, Daniel Woodgate	3:37

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Prospects"	Smyth, McPherson	4:15
8.	"Victoria Gardens"	Smyth, Barson	4:32
9.	"Samantha"	Thompson, Barson	3:14
10.	"One Better Day"	McPherson, Mark Bedford	4:06
11.	"Give Me a Reason"	Thompson	3:26
12.	"Turning Blue"	Foreman, McPherson	3:06

Bonus tracks on 2010 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
13.	"Wings of a Dove"	Smyth, McPherson	Single A-side	3:00
14.	"Behind the 8 Ball"	Smyth, Foreman, Woodgate, McPherson, Thompson, Bedford, Barson	B-side of "Wings of a Dove"	3:01
15.	"One Second's Thoughtlessness"	Woodgate, Thompson	B-side of "Wings of a Dove" 12"	3:26
16.	"Wings of a Dove" (12" Blue Train Mix)	Smyth, McPherson	12" A-side	6:10
17.	"The Sun and the Rain"	Barson	Single A-side	3:28
18.	"Fireball XL5"	Thompson, Madness	B-side of "The Sun and the Rain"	1:47
19.	"My Girl (Live)"	Barson	B-side of "The Sun and the Rain" 12"	2:55
20.	"The Sun and the Rain" (12" Extended Version)	Barson	12" A-side	4:42
21.	"Michael Caine" (12" Extended Version)	Smash, Woodgate	12" A-side	4:13
22.	"If You Think There's Something"	Barson	B-side of "Michael Caine"	3:09
23.	"Guns"	McPherson	B-side of "One Better Day"	3:16
24.	"Sarah"	Thompson, Madness	B-side of "One Better Day" 12"	3:45
25.	"Victoria Gardens (Re-Mix)"	Smyth, Barson	B-side of "One Better Day" 12"	3:54

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Personnel[]

Madness[]

Suggs (Graham McPherson) – lead vocals
Mike Barson – keyboards; harmonica
Chris Foreman – guitar
Mark Bedford (Bedders) – bass guitar
Lee Thompson – saxophones
Dan Woodgate (Woody) – drums
Chas Smash (Cathal Smyth) – backing vocals; trumpet; lead vocals on "Michael Caine" and "Victoria Gardens"

Additional personnel[]

General Public (Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger) – guest vocals on "Victoria Gardens" and backing vocals on "Waltz Into Mischief"
Afrodiziak – backing vocals on "Michael Caine"
"My Name Is Michael Caine" by Michael Caine
Luís Jardim – percussion
The TKO Horns (Dave Pleurs, Alan Whetton, Jim Patterson and Brian Maurice) – horns on "Keep Moving"

Technical personnel[]

Clive Langer – producer
Alan Winstanley – producer
David Bedford – string arrangements
Carb – engineer
Gavin Greenaway – engineer
Matt Butler – engineer
Steve Churchyard – engineer
Jim Russell – mixing
Phil Tennant – mixing
Denis Blackham – mastering
Tony Duffy – photography

Matthew Sztumpf – management

Chart performance[]

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart^[11]	66
German Albums Chart^[12]	47
Swedish Albums Chart^[13]	29
UK Albums Chart^[14]	6
US Billboard Hot 200	109

References[]

^ Keep Moving at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ [1] Archived 25 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Madness Timeline: 1984". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved on 19 June 2007.
^ Puterbraugh, Parke."Rolling Stone "Keep Moving" review". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved on 1 August 2007.
^ "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
^ Marcus, Greil. "Rolling Stone "Absolutely" review". Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved on 1 August 2007.
^ "The Madness Timeline: 1983". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved on 5 June 2007.
^ Interviews with James Mackie, February 2006; November 2008
^ "Madness Trading Ring". madnesstradingring.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
^ https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/interviews/madness-on-their-best-albums-we-were-full-of-ideas-121773/3/
^ "Welcome to the LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA website | Bienvenue au site Web BIBLIOTHÈQUE ET ARCHIVES CANADA". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Madness&titel=Keep+Moving&cat=a
^ Steffen Hung (10 March 2005). "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ "UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

External links[]

Keep Moving at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Keep Moving at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

[2] [1] Archived 25 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[madness84-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Madness Timeline: 1984". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved on 19 June 2007.

[rskm-4] Puterbraugh, Parke."Rolling Stone "Keep Moving" review". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved on 1 August 2007.

[5] "Albums and Tracks of the Year". NME. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

[abrs-6] Marcus, Greil. "Rolling Stone "Absolutely" review". Archived from the original on 19 June 2008. Retrieved on 1 August 2007.

[madness83-7] "The Madness Timeline: 1983". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved on 5 June 2007.

[8] Interviews with James Mackie, February 2006; November 2008

[9] "Madness Trading Ring". madnesstradingring.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2009.

[10] ttps://www.uncut.co.uk/features/interviews/madness-on-their-best-albums-we-were-full-of-ideas-121773/3/

[11] "Welcome to the LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA website | Bienvenue au site Web BIBLIOTHÈQUE ET ARCHIVES CANADA". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

[12] ttp://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Madness&titel=Keep+Moving&cat=a

[13] Steffen Hung (10 March 2005). "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

[14] "UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

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Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford Chas Smash
Studio albums	One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da Can't Touch Us Now
Compilation albums	Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It's... Madness It's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness (1997) Our House Total Madness (2009) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young: The Ska Collection
Live albums	Madstock! Universal Madness Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond
Box sets	The Business A Guided Tour of Madness
Singles	"The Prince" "One Step Beyond" "My Girl" "Work Rest and Play EP" "Baggy Trousers" "Embarrassment" "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" "Grey Day" "Shut Up" "It Must Be Love" "Cardiac Arrest" "House of Fun" "Driving in My Car" "Our House" "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" "Wings of a Dove" "The Sun and the Rain" "Michael Caine" "One Better Day" "Yesterday's Men" "Uncle Sam" "Sweetest Girl" "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" "Night Boat to Cairo" "The Harder They Come" "Lovestruck" "Johnny the Horse" "Drip Fed Fred" "Shame & Scandal" "Girl Why Don't You" "Sorry" "NW5" "Dust Devil" "Sugar and Spice" "Forever Young" "My Girl 2" "Never Knew Your Name"
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