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The Dangermen Sessions, Volume One by Madness
The Dangermen Sessions, Volume One is an album by Madness, released in 2005. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Shame & Scandal”, on 3 lists with a best position of #39.
The Dangermen Sessions, Volume One, the eighth studio album from Madness, turned up on V2 in 2005 as a covers record, with Dennis Bovell producing. Nearly three decades after the Camden Town gang first got together, and long after they'd been among the leading lights of the two-tone ska revival, here they were playing other people's songs for the sheer joy of it.
The joy is audible. Suggs croons with a wink, Lee Thompson's sax honks and struts, Mike Barson's keys bubble away, and Mark Bedford and Daniel Woodgate lock the rhythm into a loose, rolling skank. "Shame & Scandal" is the calling card, a grinning shuffle that sounds like it was cut in one happy take. It paid off, too: the album climbed to No. 11 in the UK, the band's best showing there since Keep Moving in 1984.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Dangermen Sessions, Volume One on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shame & Scandal | 3 | #39 | – | 2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.