The Business - the Definitive Singles Collection

The Business - the Definitive Singles Collection är en samlingsbox med 3 skivor, innehållande den brittiska ska/popgruppen Madness' samtliga singlar med b-sidor och annat extramaterial från åren 1979-1986. Mellan låtarna finns intervjuer med några personer som har något att göra med Madness. Den släpptes av Virgin Records 1993.

The Business - the Definitive Singles Collection
Samlingsbox av Madness
Utgivning1993
Inspelat1979 - 1986
GenreSka, pop
SkivbolagVirgin Records
ProducentClive Langer
Alan Winstanley
Madness-kronologi
Madstock!
(1992)
The Business
(1993)
Total Madness
(1997)

Låtlista

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Skiva ett

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  1. Intro: Rick Rodgers, The Specials' Manager
  2. "The Prince" (Lee Thompson) - 2:27
  3. "Madness" (Cecil "Prince Buster" Campbell) - 2:33
  4. Rick Rodgers Speaks Again
  5. "One Step Beyond" (Campbell) - 2:16
  6. John Eichler, Publican, Hope & Anchor, London
  7. "Mistakes" (Michael Barson, John Hasler) - 2:52
  8. "Nutty Theme" (Graham McPherson, Thompson) - 2:10
  9. 'Wandsworth Harry', Longtime Fan
  10. "My Girl" (Barson) - 2:41
  11. John Hasler, Ex-drummer, Singer and Manager"
  12. "Stepping Into Line" (McPherson, Mark Bedford) - 2:15
  13. "In the Rain" (McPherson, Madness, Thompson) - 2:46
  14. Dave Robinson, Ex-manager of Stiff Records"
  15. "Night Boat to Cairo" (Barson, McPherson) - 3:16
  16. John Hasler Speaks Again
  17. "Deceives The Eye" (Bedford, Christopher Foreman) - 1:58
  18. "The Young And the Old" (McPherson, Barson) - 2:04
  19. Rick Rodgers Yet Again
  20. "Don't Quote Me On That" (Madness) - 4:31
  21. "Baggy Trousers" (McPherson, Foreman) - 2:27
  22. Kellog's, Madness Manager 1980-81
  23. "The Business" (Barson) - 3:17
  24. Kellog's Speaks Again
  25. "Embarrassment" (Thompson, Barson) - 2:57
  26. Chalky, Friend/Roadie, Talks About Woody
  27. "Crying Shame" (Barson) - 2:35
  28. Clive Langer And Alan Winstanley
  29. "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" (Barson, Daniel Woodgate, Bedford) - 1:56
  30. Langer And Winstanley Speaks Again
  31. "That's The Way To Do It" (Foreman) - 2:50
  32. "My Girl (Demo Version)" (Barson) - 2:28
  33. "Swan Lake (Live)" (Trad. Arr: Barson) - 2:34
  34. Chalky & Toks, Friends Of The Band
  35. "Grey Day" (Barson) - 3:32
  36. Chalky & Toks On The Future Of The Band
  37. "Memories" (Foreman) - 2:14
  38. Kellog's On Chalky And Toks
  39. "Shut Up" (McPherson, Foreman) - 4:03
  40. "A Town With No Name" (Foreman)

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  1. "Never Ask Twice" (McPherson, Barson) - 3:00
  2. Elvis Costello & Clive Langer On 'Fame'
  3. "It Must Be Love" (Labi Siffre) - 3:17
  4. "Shadow On The House" (Foreman) - 3:18
  5. Sonny From Stiff Promotions
  6. "Cardiac Arrest" (Chas Smash, Foreman) - 2:50
  7. "In The City" (McPherson, Smash, Barson, Foreman, Crutchfield, Inoue) - 2:57
  8. Paul Conroy Speaks
  9. "House of Fun" (Barson, Thompson) - 2:47
  10. "Don't Look Back" (Foreman) - 3:30
  11. Neil Ferris From Ferret & Spanner
  12. "Driving in My Car" (Barson) - 3:16
  13. "Terry Wogan Jingle" (Madness) - 0:25
  14. "Animal Farm" (Madness) - 4:02
  15. "Riding On My Bike" (Barson, Thompson) - 4:32
  16. John Kalodner From Geffen Records
  17. "Our House (Stretch Mix)" (Smash, Foreman) - 5:31
  18. Pauline Black From The Selecter
  19. "Walking With Mr Wheeze" (Barson) - 3:31
  20. "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" (Smash, Barson) - 3:02
  21. Nigel Dick From Stiff Records
  22. "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" (Foreman) - 2:49
  23. Lionel Martin - Accountant
  24. "Wings of a Dove" (McPherson, Smash) - 2:58
  25. "Behind The Eight Ball" (Madness) - 2:58
  26. Lee's Uncle Jack
  27. "One's Second Thoughtlessness" (Thompson, Woodgate) - 3:24
  28. "The Sun and the Rain" (Barson) - 3:19
  29. Gary Dovey - Early Madness Drummer
  30. "Fireball XL5" (Thompson) - 1:44
  31. "Visit To Dracstein Castle" (Madness) - 1:55
  32. "Michael Caine" (Woodgate, Smash) - 3:42

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  1. "If You Think There's Something" (Barson) - 3:07
  2. "One Better Day" (McPherson, Bedford) - 4:00
  3. Paul Wolfe - Early Madness Lawyer
  4. "Guns" (McPherson) - 3:00
  5. "Victoria Gardens" (Barson, Smash) - 3:59
  6. Ian Horne - Sound Engineer & Guru
  7. "Sarah" (Thompson) - 3:43
  8. "Yesterday's Men (Harmonica Version)" (McPherson, Foreman) - 4:30
  9. "All I Knew" (McPherson) - 3:07
  10. "It Must Be Love (Live)" (Labi Siffre) - 3:32
  11. "Uncle Sam" (Thompson, Foreman) - 3:03
  12. "David Hamilton Jingle" (Madness) - 0:34
  13. "Inanity Over Christmas" (Thompson, Woodgate) - 3:49
  14. "Please Don't Go" (Foreman) - 3:17
  15. Hector Walker - Madness' Valet
  16. "Sweetest Girl (Extended Version)" (Green Gartside) - 5:44
  17. "Jennie (A Portrait Of)" (Thompson, Woodgate) - 3:00
  18. "Tear's You Can't Hide" (Smash) - 3:08
  19. "Call Me" (Smash, McPherson) - 3:56
  20. "Waiting for the Ghost Train" (McPherson) - 3:41
  21. "One Step Beyond (Italian Version)" (Campbell) - 2:22
  22. "Maybee In Another Life" (Thompson, Neal, Woodgate, Bedford) - 2:59
  23. "Seven Year Scratch" (Madness, Campbell) - 5:51
  24. "Release Me" (Miller, Williams, Young, Harris) - 1:54
  25. "Carols On 45" (Trad. Arr: Madness) - 1:11
  26. "The National Anthem" (Trad. Arr: Madness) - 1:13