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| | name = Method to the Madness | | name = Method to the Madness | ||
| | type = |
| type = studio | ||
| | artist = ] | | artist = ] | ||
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| | label = ] | | label = ] | ||
| | producer = ] | | producer = ] | ||
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| prev_title = Higher than High | ||
| | prev_year = 1975 | | prev_year = 1975 | ||
| | next_title = |
| next_title = Smokin' | ||
| | next_year = 1979 | | next_year = 1979 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| '''''Method to the Madness''''' is the seventh album by ] group ]. | '''''Method to the Madness''''' is the seventh album by ] group ]. | ||
| ==Details== | ==Details== | ||
| This was the group's first release on Whitfield Records and their most highest charting album since their debut. Founding member and male lead singer Joe Harris was joined by ] (sister of ]), Tyrone "Lil Ty" Barkeley and Calvin "Dhaak" Stephenson. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/undisputed-truth-method-madness-smokin-album-reviews/|title=The Undisputed Truth : Method To The Madness and Smokin’ – Robinsongs Collection of the last 2 albums by the Psych-Funk legends|first=Ian|last=Canty|date=December 27, 2015}}</ref> | This was the group's first release on Whitfield Records and their most highest charting album since their debut. Founding member and male lead singer Joe Harris was joined by ] (sister of ]), Tyrone "Lil Ty" Barkeley and Calvin "Dhaak" Stephenson. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/undisputed-truth-method-madness-smokin-album-reviews/|title=The Undisputed Truth : Method To The Madness and Smokin’ – Robinsongs Collection of the last 2 albums by the Psych-Funk legends|first=Ian|last=Canty|date=December 27, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| As usual, Norman Whitfield handled most of the compositions and overall production and direction of the record. It includes their only |
As usual, Norman Whitfield handled most of the compositions and overall production and direction of the record. It includes their only entry into the UK Singles Chart in January 1977 (#43) with the disco single "You + Me = Love". The song reached #48 on the American Billboard Hot 100, their second highest position ever on the chart. The Undisputed Truth nevertheless disbanded in the early 1980s following the collapse of Whitfield Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dubman.eu/nl/product/the-undisputed-truth--method-to-the-madness--smokin-2-cd/|title=The Undisputed Truth – Method To The Madness & Smokin' 2-cd - Dubman Home Entertainment|website=www.dubman.eu}}</ref> | ||
| ==Track listing== | ==Track listing== | ||
| All tracks are written by ], except where noted. | All tracks are written by ], except where noted. | ||
| #"Cosmic Contact" 3:50 | #"Cosmic Contact" – 3:50 | ||
| #"Method |
#"Method to the Madness" – 3:55 | ||
| #"Sunshine" 5:12 | #"Sunshine" – 5:12 | ||
| #"You + Me = Love" 11:10 | #"You + Me = Love" – 11:10 | ||
| #"Hole |
#"Hole in the Wall" (Rochelle Runnells, Norman Whitfield) – 3:20 | ||
| #"Loose" ( |
#"Loose" (Runnells, Whitfield) – 3:21 | ||
| #"Life Ain't So Easy" 3:57 | #"Life Ain't So Easy" – 3:57 | ||
| #"Take |
#"Take a Vacation from Life (And Visit Your Dreams)" (John McGhee, Whitfield) – 4:30 | ||
| #"Let's Go Down |
#"Let's Go Down to the Disco" – 9:10 | ||
| ==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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| Method to the Madness | ||||
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| Studio album by The Undisputed Truth | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Soul, psychedelic soul, funk, disco | |||
| Label | Whitfield Records | |||
| Producer | Norman Whitfield | |||
| The Undisputed Truth chronology | ||||
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Method to the Madness is the seventh album by psychedelic soul group the Undisputed Truth.
Details
This was the group's first release on Whitfield Records and their most highest charting album since their debut. Founding member and male lead singer Joe Harris was joined by Taka Boom (sister of Chaka Khan), Tyrone "Lil Ty" Barkeley and Calvin "Dhaak" Stephenson.
As usual, Norman Whitfield handled most of the compositions and overall production and direction of the record. It includes their only entry into the UK Singles Chart in January 1977 (#43) with the disco single "You + Me = Love". The song reached #48 on the American Billboard Hot 100, their second highest position ever on the chart. The Undisputed Truth nevertheless disbanded in the early 1980s following the collapse of Whitfield Records.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Norman Whitfield, except where noted.
- "Cosmic Contact" – 3:50
- "Method to the Madness" – 3:55
- "Sunshine" – 5:12
- "You + Me = Love" – 11:10
- "Hole in the Wall" (Rochelle Runnells, Norman Whitfield) – 3:20
- "Loose" (Runnells, Whitfield) – 3:21
- "Life Ain't So Easy" – 3:57
- "Take a Vacation from Life (And Visit Your Dreams)" (John McGhee, Whitfield) – 4:30
- "Let's Go Down to the Disco" – 9:10
Personnel
- Norman Whitfield (Arranger, Composer, Cover Illustration, Design, Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
- Tyrone Barkley
- Kenji Brown (Guitar)
- Kenny Copeland (Trumpet)
- Mark Davis (Keyboards)
- Freddie Dunn (Trumpet)
- Henry Garner (Percussion)
- Joe Harris (Vocalist)
- Learnard "Colonel Disco" Jackson (Engineer, Mixing)
- Jobe "Duke" Lequeint (Bass)
- Steve Maslow (Engineer, Mixing)
- John McGhee (Composer, Guitar)
- Michael Moore (Saxophone)
- Michael Nash (Keyboards)
- Victor Nix (Keyboards)
- Melvin Ragin (Guitar)
- Terral "Terry" Santiel (Bongos)
- Steve Smith (Engineer, Mixing)
- Calvin Stephenson (Vocalist)
- Taka Boom (Vocalist)
References
- Canty, Ian (December 27, 2015). "The Undisputed Truth : Method To The Madness and Smokin' – Robinsongs Collection of the last 2 albums by the Psych-Funk legends".
- "The Undisputed Truth – Method To The Madness & Smokin' 2-cd - Dubman Home Entertainment". www.dubman.eu.
External links
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