Madhouse (Silver Convention album)

1976 studio album by Silver Convention

Madhouse

Studio album by

Silver Convention

Released| 1976
Recorded| 1976
Genre| Euro disco, disco, pop
Producer| Michael Kunze, Sylvester Levay
Silver Convention chronology
| Get Up and Boogie
(1976)  | Madhouse
(1976)  | Summernights
(1977)

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Madhouse is a 1976 concept album by German euro-disco group Silver Convention, which at the time consisted of vocalists Penny McLean, Ramona Wolf and Rhonda Heath, along with producer-songwriters Michael Kunze (aka Stephan Prager) and Sylvester Levay. The album is considered to be "funkier" than their previous releases".[1] 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.[2] The album has since been released on iTunes in several countries.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
Christgau's Record Guide| B[4]

"Save Me remains the Silver Convention's most essential album, but Madhouse runs a close second" - Alex Henderson for Allmusic. [1]

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay

Side one

1. "Madhouse"
2. "Plastic People"
3. "I'm Not a Slot Machine"
4. "Fancy Party"

Side two

1. "Dancing in the Aisle"
2. "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Love"
3. "Magic Mountain"
4. "Midnight Lady"
5. "Land of Make Believe"
6. "Madhouse (Finale)"

## Weekly charts

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Chart (1977)  | Peak
position

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Australian (Kent Music Report)[5] | 61

## References

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1. ^ a b Madhouse - Review, allmusic.com
2. ^ Madhouse - Charts & Awards - Billboard Albums, allmusic.com
3. ^ Allmusic review
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 - via robertchristgau.com.
5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 273\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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Silver Convention

Studio albums|

* Save Me
* Get Up and Boogie
* Madhouse
* Summernights
* Love in a Sleeper

Singles|

* "Fly, Robin, Fly"
* "Save Me"
* "Get Up and Boogie"

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* Discography
* Michael Kunze
* Sylvester Levay
* Jackie Carter
* Penny McLean
* Zenda Jacks
* Roberta Kelly
* Gitta Walther
* Lucy Neale

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