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A1	Baggy Trousers Written-By – Foreman*, McPherson*	2:45
A2	Embarrassment Written-By – Thompson*, Barson*	3:13
A3	E.R.N.I.E. Written-By – Foreman*, McPherson*	2:08
A4	Close Escape Written-By – Foreman*, Thompson*	3:29
A5	Not Home Today Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	2:30
A6	On The Beat Pete Written-By – Thompson*, Madness	3:05
A7	Solid Gone Written-By – Smash*	2:22
B1	Take It Or Leave It Written-By – Thompson*, Barson*	3:26
B2	Shadow Of Fear Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	1:58
B3	Disappear Written-By – McPherson*, Bedford*	2:58
B4	Overdone Written-By – Foreman*, Thompson*	3:45
B5	In The Rain Written-By – Mc Pherson*, Madness	2:42
B6	You Said Written-By – McPherson*, Barson*	2:35
B7	Return Of Los Palmas 7 Written-By – Woodgate*, Bedford*, Barson*	1:57

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Virgin España, S.A.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Stiff Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Stiff Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – PolyGram Servicios, S.A.
• Distributed By – Discos CBS, S.A., Madrid

Credits

• Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Lee Thompson*
• Bass – Mark Bedford
• Drums, Other [Fire Extinguisher] – Woody*
• Guitar, Sitar, Steel Guitar – Chris Foreman
• Illustration – Humphrey Ocean
• Lead Vocals, Percussion – Suggs
• Liner Notes – Robbi Millar
• Producer – Clive Langer & Alan Winstanley
• Vibraphone, Marimba, Harmonica, Piano, Organ – Mike Barson
• Vocals, Trumpet – Chas Smash

Notes

Close to Madness - Absolutely but with different distributor

℗ © 1980 Stiff Records Ltd.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Depósito Legal: M.35564-1986
• Rights Society (Boxed): SGAE

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(LP, Album)	Stiff Records	SEEZ 29	UK	1980
ZSEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album)	Stiff Records	ZSEEZ 29	Netherlands	1980
SEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(LP, Album)	Stiff Records	SEEZ 29	Israel	1980
4.940.836	Madness	Absolutely ‎(Cass, Album)	Stiff Records	4.940.836	Belgium	1980
VIP-6741, SEEZ 29	Madness	Absolutely ‎(LP, Album, Promo)	Stiff Records, Stiff Records	VIP-6741, SEEZ 29	Japan	1980