Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (The Cross album)

For the man famously described as "mad, bad, and dangerous to know", see Lord Byron. For other uses see the disambiguation page Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (disambiguation).

Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know
Studio album by The Cross
Released	26 March 1990
Recorded	September–November 1989 at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Rock
Length	44:26 (CD version)
Label	EMI Electrola
Producer	The Cross and Justin Shirley Smith
The Cross chronology
Shove It (1988) Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know (1990) Blue Rock (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Mad; Bad; and Dangerous to Know was the second album released by The Cross, appearing in 1990. Unlike the previous album, which contained some dance influences, this one is a straight rock album. This was the first album to which each member of the band contributed, though Roger Taylor's contribution was considerably smaller because he was busy promoting The Miracle. Unusually, (Clayton Moss) sang lead vocals on one track, instead of Taylor.

Like Shove it, the album sold poorly and EMI Records decided to drop them so they had no label anymore in the UK.

In Germany, a limited box set (only 50 were made) was released which contained a CD single, video, stickers and press information.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Top of the World, Ma" (Moss, Roger Taylor, Spike Edney, Noone, Josh Macrae) – 3:31
2. "Liar" (Noone) – 4:32
3. "Closer to You" (Spike Edney) – 3:15
4. "Breakdown" (Noone) – 3:53
5. "Penetration Guru" (Moss) – 3:45
6. "Power to Love" (Macrae/Noone/Moss) – 4:03
7. "Sister Blue" (Noone) – 4:13
8. "Foxy Lady" (Jimi Hendrix) – 3:26 (CD version only)
9. "Better Things" (Moss) – 2:45
10. "Passion for Trash" (Macrae) – 2:35
11. "Old Men (Lay Down)" (Taylor) – 4:52
12. "Final Destination" (Taylor) – 3:36

Personnel

• Roger Taylor - lead & backing vocals, guitar
• Spike Edney - keyboards, mandolin, backing vocals
• Clayton Moss - lead guitar, backing vocals (lead vocals on "Better Things")
• Peter Noone - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Macrae - drums, percussion, backing vocals

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Queen Picture Hall