This Is Madness
This Is Madness is the second studio album by spoken-word recording artists The Last Poets. It was released in 1971 through Douglas Records. Recording sessions took place at Mediasound Studios, with production by Alan [Douglas (record producer)|Alan Douglas] and Stefan Bright. The album peaked at No. 104 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and at No. 14 on the Top [R&B Albums] chart in the United States.
It spawned two singles, "O.D." and "True Blues". The songs from This Is Madness were used by various hip hop musicians.
Personnel
- Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin – poet, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Umar Bin Hassan – poet, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Raymond "Nilaja" Hurrey – percussion
- Alan Douglas – producer
- Stefan Bright – producer
- Anthony C. Bongiovi – engineering
- Bilal Farid – photography
- Abdul Mati (Abdul Mati Klarwein) – painting
- Bob Vermosa – lettering