The Business: The Definitive Singles Collection

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  [intro to "The Prince", Rick Rodgers, Specials Manager]

  [dialogue]
  0:44
• 2
  The Prince
  2:27
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Madness / [Rick Rodgers speaks again]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  2:45
• 4
  One Step Beyond / [John Eichler, Publican, Hope & Anchor, London]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  2:44
• 5
  Mistakes
  2:39
• 6
  Nutty Theme / ["Wandsworth Harry", longtime fan]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  2:48
• 7
  My Girl / [John Hasler, ex-drummer, singer, manager]

  Madness / John Hasler
  2:57
• 8
  Stepping Into Line
  2:16
  1.0 ★
• 9
  In the Rain / [Dave Robinson, ex-manager of Stiff Records]

  Madness / Dave Robinson
  3:06
• 10
  Night Boat to Cairo / [John Hasler speaks again]

  Madness / John Hasler
  3:42
• 11
  Deceives the Eye
  1:58
  1.0 ★
• 12
  The Young and the Old / [Rick Rodgers yet again]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  2:43
• 13
  Don’t Quote Me on That
  4:31
• 14
  Baggy Trousers / [Kellog’s, Madness manager 1980-81]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:19
• 15
  The Business / [Kellog’s speaks again]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  6:19
• 16
  Embarrassment / [Chalky friend/roadie, talks about Woody]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:02
• 17
  Crying Shame / [Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley]

  Madness / Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
  2:38
• 18
  The Return of the Los Palmas 7 / [Langer & Winstanley speak again]

  Madness / Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
  2:50
• 19
  That’s the Way to Do It (aka Odd Job Man)
  2:51
• 20
  My Girl (demo)
  2:27
• 21
  Swan Lake (live) / [Chalky & Toks, friends of the band]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:48
• 22
  Grey Day / [Chalky & Toks on the future of the band]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  4:35
• 23
  Memories / [Kellog’s on Chalky & Toks]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:19
• 24
  Shut Up
  4:05
  3.0 ★
• 25
  A Town With No Name
  2:52
• CD 2
• 1
  Never Ask Twice (aka Airplane) / [Elvis Costello & Clive Langer on "fame"]

  Madness / Elvis Costello & Clive Langer
  3:52
• 2
  It Must Be Love
  3:17
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Shadow on the House / [Sonny from Stiff Promotions]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  4:50
• 4
  Cardiac Arrest
  2:50
• 5
  In the City / [Paul Conroy speaks]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:25
• 6
  House of Fun
  2:47
  3.6 ★
• 7
  Don’t Look Back / [Neil Ferris from Ferret & Spanner]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  4:51
• 8
  Driving in My Car
  3:16
  2.5 ★
• 9
  Terry Wogan Jingle
  0:25
• 10
  Animal Farm
  4:02
• 11
  Riding on My Bike / [John Kalodner from Geffen Records]

  Madness / John Kalodner
  5:37
• 12
  Our House (Stretch mix) / [Pauline Black from The Selector]

  Madness / Pauline Black
  5:50
• 13
  Walking With Mr. Wheeze
  3:31
• 14
  Tomorrow’s (Just Another Day) / [Nigel Dick from Stiff Records]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:46
• 15
  Madness (Is All in the Mind) / [Lionel Martin - accountant]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:07
• 16
  Wings of a Dove
  2:58
  4.0 ★
• 17
  Behind the Eight Ball / [Lee’s Uncle Jack]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:35
• 18
  One’s Second Thoughtlessness
  3:24
• 19
  The Sun and the Rain / [Gary Doves - early Madness drummer]

  Madness / Gary Doves
  3:37
• 20
  Fireball XL5
  1:44
• 21
  Visit to Dracstein Castle
  1:55
• 22
  Michael Caine
  3:44
  3.1 ★
• CD 3
• 1
  If You Think There’s Something
  3:08
• 2
  One Better Day / [Paul Wolfe - early Madness lawyer]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  4:33
• 3
  Guns
  3:14
• 4
  Victoria Gardens / [Ian Horne - sound engineer & guru]

  Madness / Ian Horne
  4:06
• 5
  Sarah
  3:43
• 6
  Yesterday’s Men (harmonica version)
  4:30
  2.5 ★
• 7
  All I Knew
  3:07
• 8
  It Must Be Love (live)
  3:32
• 9
  Uncle Sam
  3:04
  2.0 ★
• 10
  David Hamilton Jingle
  0:34
• 11
  Inanity Over Christmas
  3:50
• 12
  Please Don’t Go / [Hector Walker - Madness’ valet]

  Madness / [dialogue]
  3:24
• 13
  Sweetest Girl (extended version)
  5:44
• 14
  Jennie (A Portrait of)
  3:24
• 15
  Tears You Can’t Hide
  3:08
• 16
  Call Me
  3:56
• 17
  (Waiting for the) Ghost Train
  3:41
  2.0 ★
• 18
  One Step Beyond (Italia version)
  2:21
  1.0 ★
• 19
  Maybe in Another Life
  3:00
• 20
  Seven Year Scratch (edited version)
  5:52
• 21
  Release Me
  1:55
• 22
  Carols on 45
  1:12
• 23
  The National Anthem
  1:13

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Release credits

• Afrodiziak
  background vocals [22]
• Alan Winstanley
  producer [6, 16]
• Clive Langer
  producer [2.6, 2.16, 1.2]
• Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
  producer [1.8, 1.11, 1.19, 3.18, 2.16]
• Suggs
  vocal [24]

Issues

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  The Business: The Definitive Singles Collection

  3x CD
  22 November 1993