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" and "Machinery", as well as the UK single "Are You Man Enough" and Dutch hit "Ice Out In The Rain".
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. Despite its underpeformance, 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 several songs from the album and embarked on her first world tour. The special also featured a duet with Al Jarreau and a cameo appearance by Johnny Carson.
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" – 4:10
  2. "Are You Man Enough" – 3:28
  3. "I Wouldn't Beg For Water" – 4:16
  4. "Machinery" – 3:01
  5. "Ice Out In The Rain" – 4:46
  6. "I Don't Need Your Word" – 3:22
Side Two
  1. "Madness Money and Music" – 3:54
  2. "There When I Needed You" – 3:01
  3. "Wind Beneath My Wings" – 4:04
  4. "You Do It" – 3:41
  5. "In The Winter" – 3:10
  6. "Please Don't Sympathise" – 3:33

US version

The US version of the album dropped two tracks, 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" – 3:33
  2. "Loner" – 2:38
  3. "Woman" – 3:27
  4. "The Lonely Stay Alone" – 2:53
  5. "Weekend In Paris " – 3:48
  6. "Madness, Money and Music " – 3:28
  7. "Ice Out In The Rain " – 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

Production

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