''Madhouse'' is a 1976
concept album by German euro-disco group
Silver Convention
Silver Convention were a German Euro disco recording act of the 1970s. The group was originally named Silver Bird Convention or Silver Bird.
Career
The group was initiated in Munich by producers and songwriters Sylvester Levay and Michael Kunze. ...
, which at the time consisted of vocalists Penny McLean, Ramona Wolf and Rhonda Heath, along with producer-songwriters
Michael Kunze
Michael Rolf Kunze (born 9 November 1943, in Prague) is a foremost German musical theater lyricist and librettist.
He is best known for the hit musicals '' Elisabeth'' (1992), '' Dance of the Vampires'' (1996), '' Mozart!'' (1999), ''Marie Antoin ...
(aka Stephan Prager) and
Sylvester Levay. The album is considered to be "funkier" than their previous releases".
[ Madhouse - Review allmusic.com] The album proved to be a moderate success, gaining considerable play at disco clubs at the time, but charted lower than Silver Convention's previous two releases, reaching number 65 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, and number 47 on the Billboard Black Albums chart.
[ Madhouse - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums allmusic.com] The album has since been released on iTunes in several countries.
Reception
"''
Save Me'' remains the Silver Convention's most essential album, but Madhouse runs a close second" - Alex Henderson for
Allmusic
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.
Track listing
All tracks written by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay
Side one
# "Madhouse"
# "Plastic People"
# "I'm Not a Slot Machine"
# "Fancy Party"
Side two
# "Dancing in the Aisle"
# "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Love"
# "Magic Mountain"
# "Midnight Lady"
# "Land of Make Believe"
# "Madhouse (Finale)"
Weekly charts
References
1976 albums
Silver Convention albums
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