Divine Madness is the 1992 greatest hits album from the British ska/pop band Madness. It presents the group's single A-sides in chronological order, though sometimes in their LP rather than single versions.
The album peaked at number 1 in the UK charts, and it eventually led to a Madness reunion and their first concert in six years (which was recorded for their Madstock! album).
Divine Madness was also released as a video and eventually DVD with all Madness music videos, including "Bed & Breakfast Man", "Sweetest Girl" and "I Pronounce You", the latter performed by spin-off group The Madness. The group's Japanese TV adverts for Honda City cars were also included. The album was re-packaged in 1998 as The Heavy Heavy Hits with the addition of "The Sweetest Girl" (placed in its correct chronological position after "Uncle Sam") and re-issued under its original title in 2000, with the further singles Lovestruck and Johnny the Horse.
Track listing[edit][]
- "The Prince" - 2:29
- "One Step Beyond" - 2:20
- "My Girl" - 2:44
- "Night Boat to Cairo" - 3:30
- "Baggy Trousers" - 2:46
- "Embarrassment" - 3:10
- "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" - 2:33
- "Grey Day" - 3:39
- "Shut Up" - 2:51
- "It Must Be Love" - 3:17
- "Cardiac Arrest" - 2:56
- "House of Fun" - 2:48
- "Driving in My Car" - 3:17
- "Our House" - 3:22
- "Tomorrow's Just Another Day" - 3:10
- "Wings of a Dove" - 3:01
- "The Sun and the Rain" - 3:30
- "Michael Caine" - 3:38
- "One Better Day" - 4:05
- "Yesterday's Men" - 4:10
- "Uncle Sam" - 3:06
- "(Waiting for the) Ghost Train" - 3:44
Chart performance[edit][]
| Chart (1992) | Peak
position |
Total
weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart[1] | 56 | 9 |
| Preceded by
Stars by Simply Red |
UK number one album
8 – 28 March 1992 |
Succeeded by |