Madness – The Heavy Heavy Hits (1998) [Virgin #8 46040-2]

Posted By : d-urbano | Date : 19 Dec 2011 13:39:07 | Comments : 2 |

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The 1992 greatest-hits compilation Divine Madness was repackaged in 1998 as Heavy Heavy Hits. Ostensibly,0 the reason was to include the 1985 single "Sweetest Girl," which was somehow left off the original edition. Avid Madness collectors know better; they recognize it as a shamelessly mercenary conspiracy by Virgin Records to systematically bankrupt loyal Madness fans by releasing and re-releasing the same handful of songs over and over and over. With its feeble "Whoops! Forgot a song!" excuse, Heavy Heavy Hits seems at least one singles collection too many; insufficient reason for milking another $20 out of fans who have already sprung for Madness, The Madness, Complete Madness, Utter Madness, Divine Madness, Total Madness, Universal Madness, It's Madness, It's Madness Too, Madstock, The Business, and The Lot. Someone, please, stop the madness! For fans who never purchased Divine Madness, Heavy Heavy Hits is the preferable edition. The rest should just sit this one out.

--Review by Evan Cater, allmusic.com-

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Tracklist:

1. The Prince
2. One Step Beyond
3. My Girl
4. Night Boat To Cairo
5. Baggy Trousers
6. Embarrassment
7. Los Palmas 7
8. Grey Day
9. Shut Up
10. It Must Be Love
11. Cardiac Arrest
12. House Of Fun
13. Driving In My Car
14. Our House
15. Tomorrow's Just Another Day
16. Wings Of A Dove
17. The Sun And The Rain
18. Michael Caine
19. One Better Day
20. Yesterday's Men
21. Uncle Sam
22. Sweetest Girl
23. Waiting For The Ghost Train