Released July 1984 Label New Rose | Release date July 1984 | |
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Recorded A Studio Sydney, Australia. Additional recording at Richmond Recorders Melbourne, Australia. Mixed at Alberts Studio Sydney, Australia Producer Lurax Debris (Chris Bailey) Genres Rock music, Post-punk, Pop punk Similar All Fools Day, The Monkey Puzzle, I Thought This Was Love - But, Everybody Knows the Monkey, Prodigal Son | ||
A Little Madness to Be Free was the sixth album to be released by Australian band The Saints. This time around, frontman Chris Bailey persuaded original members, Kim Bradshaw (bass) and Ivor Hay (drums), to rejoin the band. On the album tour, the bass player was ex-The Birthday Party man Tracy Pew.
Contents
Track listing
All tracks composed by Chris Bailey
The Australian version
- "Ghost Ships" – 3:41
- "Some One to Tell Me" – 2:48
- "Down the Drain" – 2:28
- "It's Only Time" – 3:26
- "Imagination" – 3:00
- "Wrapped Up and Blue" – 3:35
- "Walk Away" – 3:00
- "Photograph" – 3:56
- "The Hour" – 5:43
- "Angel" – 3:34
The 'New Rose' version
The French 'New Rose' release included an extra track "Heavy Metal" and an alternate track listing omitting "Wrapped Up and Blue".
- "Down the Drain"
- "Walk Away"
- "Photograph"
- "The Hour"
- "Angels"
- "Imagination"
- "Only Time"
- "Someone to Tell Me"
- "Heavy Metal"
- "Ghost Ships"
Personnel
Trivia
The title of the album is a reference to the quote "A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free," by Kazantzakis.
Songs
1Ghost Ships3:42
2Someone to Tell Me2:48
3Down the Drain2:28
References
A Little Madness to Be Free Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA