A Little Madness to Be Free
| A Little Madness to Be Free | ||||
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| Released | July 1984 | |||
| Recorded | A Studio Sydney, Australia. Additional recording at Richmond Recorders Melbourne, Australia. Mixed at Alberts Studio Sydney, Australia | |||
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| Label | Lost (France) RCA (Australian 1984) Mushroom Records (Australian 1989 Reissue) | |||
| Producer | Lurax Debris (Chris Bailey) | |||
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A Little Madness to Be Free is the sixth album by Australian band The Saints. This time around, frontman Chris Bailey persuaded original members, Kim Bradshaw (bass) and Ivor Hay (drums), to rejoin the band. On the album tour, the bass player was Tracy Pew, formerly of The Birthday Party. The title of the album is a reference to the quote "A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free," by Kazantzakis. The album saw the Bailey moving further towards more ambitious arrangements including horns and strings. Bailey stated in a retrospective interview about this approach that he wanted to "make strings as powerful as Les Pauls and Marshalls".