''Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know'' is the second studio album by
The Cross
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, released in 1990.
In contrast to debut ''
Shove It'', the album is a rock album and is a more collaborate effort with each band member contributing to the songwriting. Guitarist Clayton Moss sings lead vocals on "Better Things". It has been suggested that
Roger Taylor contributed less to this album as he was busy promoting the Queen album ''
The Miracle''.
Following poor sales in the UK, the band were dropped by EMI.
Track listing
# "Top of the World, Ma" (Clayton Moss,
Roger Taylor,
Spike Edney
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, Peter Noone,
Josh Macrae
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Starting with a snare drum & hi hat in Primrose Hill Primary orchestra then from school punk band in Cornwall "Inconvenience" he left sc ...
) – 3:31
# "Liar" (Noone) – 4:32
# "Closer to You" (Edney) – 3:15
# "Breakdown" (Noone) – 3:53
# "Penetration Guru" (Moss) – 3:45
# "Power to Love" (Macrae/Noone/Moss) – 4:03
# "Sister Blue" (Noone) – 4:13
# "
Foxy Lady
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" (
Jimi Hendrix) – 3:26 (CD version only)
# "Better Things" (Moss) – 2:45
# "Passion for Trash" (Macrae) – 2:35
# "Old Men (Lay Down)" (Taylor) – 4:52
# "Final Destination" (Taylor) – 3:36
Personnel
*
Roger Taylor - lead & backing vocals, guitar
*
Spike Edney
Philip "Spike" Edney (born 11 December 1951) is an English musician who, since the 1960s, has performed with a number of bands, most notably with Queen in their live concerts, where his participation started in 1984 during Queen's The Works t ...
- keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
*
Clayton Moss- lead guitar, backing vocals
(lead vocals on "Better Things")
* Peter Noone- bass guitar, backing vocals
*
Josh Macrae
Joshua J Macrae (born 1964 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an English drummer, audio engineer and record producer.
Starting with a snare drum & hi hat in Primrose Hill Primary orchestra then from school punk band in Cornwall "Inconvenience" he left sc ...
- drums, percussion, backing vocals
References
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1990 albums
The Cross (band) albums