Madness, Money & Music

Madness, Money & Music is the third album by singer Sheena Easton. It was released in 1982 and produced by Christopher Neil. The album includes the singles "I Wouldn't Beg for Water" (US number 64) and "Machinery" (US number 57, UK number 38), as well as the UK single "Are You Man Enough" and Dutch hit "Ice Out In The Rain" (Holland number 21).

Madness, Money & Music
Studio album by Sheena Easton
Released	September 1982
Studio	AIR Studios (Montserrat, West Indies)
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	44.26 (UK) 38.31 (US)
Label	EMI
Producer	Christopher Neil
Sheena Easton chronology
You Could Have Been with Me (1981) Madness, Money & Music (1982) Best Kept Secret (1983)

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The album featured an early recording of the song "Wind Beneath My Wings", which would later be famously covered by Bette Midler amongst others. It also included the first recording of "You Do It", subsequently recorded by Diana Ross and Rita Coolidge, and a cover of Janis Ian's classic "In the Winter".

The album was one of Easton's lower-charting efforts, reaching number 85 in the United States and number 44 in the UK, but was more successful in Scandinavia and went Gold in Canada. Easton promoted the album by way of an hour-long special Sheena Easton... Act One, produced for American television and syndicated worldwide, during which she performed a number of songs from the album and embarked on her first world tour.

On 22 September 2023, the album was remastered and re-released as a two-disc Deluxe Edition by Cherry Red Records including five previously unreleased bonus tracks from the sessions and the first official DVD release of the Act One TV special and 3 promotional videos from the album.

Track listing

UK version

Side One

1. "Weekend In Paris" (Sue Quinn) – 4:10
2. "Are You Man Enough" (Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) – 3:28
3. "I Wouldn't Beg For Water" (Michael Leeson, Peter Vale) – 4:16
4. "Machinery" (Julia Downes) – 3:01
5. "Ice Out In The Rain" (Michael Leeson, Peter Vale) – 4:46
6. "I Don't Need Your Word" (Michael Leeson, Peter Vale) – 3:22

Side Two

1. "Madness Money and Music" (Barry Black, Brian Chatton) – 3:54
2. "There When I Needed You" (John Lewis Parker, Steve Kipner) – 3:01
3. "Wind Beneath My Wings" (Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar) – 4:04
4. "You Do It" (Deborah Allen, Eddie Struzick) – 3:41
5. "In The Winter" (Janis Ian) – 3:10
6. "Please Don't Sympathise" (Steve Thompson) – 3:33

US version

The US version of the album dropped two tracks ("I Don't Need Your Word" and "Please Don't Sympathise"), and reshuffled the track order.

Side One

1. "Machinery"
2. "Weekend In Paris"
3. "I Wouldn't Beg For Water"
4. "Are You Man Enough"
5. "Ice Out In The Rain"

Side Two

1. "Madness Money and Music"
2. "Wind Beneath My Wings"
3. "There When I Needed You"
4. "In The Winter"
5. "You Do It"

Deluxe Edition

The 2023 2-disc remastered reissue includes the full UK tracklist plus the following tracks

Disc 1 - CD

1. "Some Of Us Will" (Phil Palmer) – 3:33
2. "Loner" (Peter Vale) – 2:38
3. "Woman" (Sue Quinn) – 3:27
4. "The Lonely Stay Alone" (Rod Demick & Phil Palmer) – 2:53
5. "Weekend In Paris (Alternate Version)" – 3:48
6. "Madness, Money and Music (Alternate Version)" – 3:28
7. "Ice Out In The Rain (12" Remix)" – 6:42

Disc 2 - DVD

Act One - TV Special

1. "A Song For You"
2. "Feelings"
3. "For Your Eyes Only"
4. "He's A Rebel"
5. "Medley: Last Night At Danceland / Boogie Down / Roof Garden" – Duet with Al Jarreau
6. "We've Got Tonight"– Duet with Kenny Rogers
7. "The Entertainer"
8. "Out Here On My Own"
9. "Madness, Money And Music"
10. "Wind Beneath My Wings"

EMI Promotional Videos

1. "Machinery"
2. "Are You Man Enough"
3. "Ice Out In The Rain"

Personnel

Musicians

• Sheena Easton – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Bias Boshell – acoustic piano
• Ian Lynn – synthesizers
• Micky Moody – guitars
• Phil Palmer – guitars
• Mo Foster – bass
• Peter Van Hooke – drums
• Frank Ricotti – percussion
• Tony Hall – saxophones
• Chris Hunter – saxophones
• Guy Barker – trumpets
• Alan Carvell – backing vocals
• John Kirby – backing vocals
• Christopher Neil – backing vocals

Production

• Christopher Neil – producer
• Nick Ryan – engineer
• Steve Rooke – mastering at Strawberry Mastering (London, England)
• Cream – design
• Roy R. Guzman – design
• Brian Aris – photography
• John Frieda – hair stylist
• Sue Mann – make-up
• D & J Arlon Enterprises Ltd. – management

Charts

Chart performance for Madness, Money & Music

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[1]	94
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2]	73
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	47
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	19
UK Albums (OCC)[6]	44
US Billboard 200[7]	85