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Released
  
September 7, 1998

Length
  
38:19

Artist
  
Suggs

Label
  
Warner Music Group

Recorded
  
1998

Producer
  
Steve Lironi

Release date
  
7 September 1998

Genres
  
Ska, Pop music

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The Three Pyramids Club is the second solo studio album by a British singer Suggs known from second wave ska band Madness. It was released in 1998 and reached no. 82 on the UK album chart (see 1998 in music), lasting within the Top 100 for one week.

Contents

Suggs the three pyramids club


Track listing

All songs written by Steve Lironi and Graham McPherson unless noted.

  1. "I Am" – 4:06 (Nick Feldman, McPherson)
  2. "So Tired" – 4:34
  3. "Straight Banana" – 4:07
  4. "Invisible Man" – 3:18 (Mike Connaris, Boo Hewerdine, McPherson)
  5. "Sing" – 3:54
  6. "Girl" – 3:40
  7. "The Greatest Show on Earth" – 3:59
  8. "Our Man" – 3:36
  9. "On Drifting Sand" – 3:37
  10. "The Three Pyramids Club" – 3:25
  • The opening introduction of "On Drifting Sand" has a distinct similarity to Madness' 1979 single "One Step Beyond".
  • Reception

    NME were unimpressed by the album which they rated 5/10 commenting "the music swings drunkenly from the vaudeville cheesiness of 'Straight Banana' to the rinky-dink cod-ragtime of 'Our Man', with Suggs out front like some Cockney karaoke king."

    Evan Cater of AllMusic said the album was "far more ambitious" than Suggs debut solo album, featuring "buoyantly energetic ska-pop". Cater was critical of "Suggs' regrettable predilection for cheesy female background singers and the eye-rolling stupidity of lyrics like "oh, girl, you got me in a whirl." but despite this noted that the album was "more consistent than the debut, and is not without variety." The review concluded by stating: "A must-have for Madness collectors, The Three Pyramids Club should also appeal to the new generation of ska fans."

    Personnel

  • Suggs – lead vocals
  • Steve Lironi – production, guitars, bass guitar, Jaguar & Hammond organs, piano, loops, vibes, theremin, programming, synthesiser, ARP Odyssey
  • Jah Wobble, Chris Barber – bass guitar
  • Vic Pitt - double bass
  • Guy Davies - organ
  • Ged Lynch – drums, percussion
  • John Crocker - clarinet
  • Paul Sealey - banjo
  • Andy Ross, Chris Margary, Vic Pitt – saxophone
  • Rico Rodriguez, Chris Barber, Matt Coleman – trombone
  • Dominic Glover, Kevin Robinson, Neil Yates, Pat Halcox – trumpet
  • Sarah Brown, Simon Gunning - backing vocals
  • General Levy – vocals on "Girl"
  • Songs

    1I Am4:06
    2So Tired4:34
    3Straight Banana4:08

    References

    The Three Pyramids Club Wikipedia