The Madman's Return

The Madman's Return
Studio album by
Released24 March 1992
Recorded1991–1992
Length41:00 (original eight-track disc)
Label
ProducerSnap!
Snap! chronology
World Power
(1990)
The Madman's Return
(1992)
Welcome to Tomorrow
(1994)
Singles from The Madman's Return
  1. "Colour of Love"
    Released: 9 December 1991
  2. "Rhythm Is a Dancer"
    Released: 30 March 1992
  3. "Exterminate!"
    Released: 7 December 1992
  4. "Do You See the Light (Looking For)"
    Released: 4 July 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Billboard(favorable)[2]
Calgary HeraldB+[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment Weekly(favorable)[5]
Melody Maker(mixed)[6]
Music Week[7]

The Madman's Return is the second studio album by German Eurodance group Snap! It contains the international massive hit "Rhythm Is a Dancer", which reached No. 1 in France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom and peaked at No. 5 in the US and Canada. The album was certified platinum in Switzerland[8] and gold in Germany,[9] Austria[10] and the United Kingdom[11] but only reached No. 121 on the US Billboard 200.[12]

The earliest LP pressings didn't contain "Rhythm Is a Dancer". The album produced four singles; "Colour of Love", "Rhythm Is a Dancer", "Exterminate!" and "Do You See The Light (Looking For)".

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Album Reviews". Billboard. 4 April 1992. p. 46.
  3. ^ Muretich, James (19 April 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 578.
  5. ^ Berer, Arion (15 May 1992). "The Madman's Return". Entertainment Weekly.
  6. ^ Push (25 January 1992). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 28. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. ^ Jones, Alan (23 January 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Hitparade.ch: Snap!". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Snap!)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Gold & Platin". IFPI Austria. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  11. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  12. ^ "US Albums Positions to Snap!". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2010.

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