Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da

### Producer(s)

* Owen Morris, Charlie Andrew, Stephen Street, Clive Langer, Liam Watson, and John Avila
* + Anthony Leung and Madness (bonus track)

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## Singles

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How Can I Tell You

***Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da*** is the tenth studio album by the British band Madness, released on their own Lucky 7 Records label through Cooking Vinyl in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2012 and in the United States on 13 November 2012. The album does not feature founding member and bassist Mark Bedford, who was on hiatus from the band at the time. The album cover is by Peter Blake and features rejected titles for the album crossed out. The album was preceded by a 'teaser' song, "Death of a Rude Boy", available as a digital download from 12 August 2012 (along with a remix by Andrew Weatherall).

*Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da* debuted at number No. 10 in the UK Albums Chart on 4 November 2012, becoming Madness' seventh studio album out of ten to reach the top 10 in the UK. It received favourable reviews in *Q*, *Mojo*, *The Arts Desk* and London evening newspaper *Evening Standard* amongst others, the notable exception being a poor review in the *NME*.

## Critical reception

The review aggregating website Metacritic gave *Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da* a "generally favorable" rating of 71% based on eight reviews. Among the most positive reviews were those from AllMusic and *Metro*, giving the album 4 stars out of 5. AllMusic called the album a "mini latter-day gem," while *Metro* wrote, "If you wondered if this could be a classic Madness album, the answer's in the affirmative." AllMusic described the album as a "clever and confident collection of savvy pop and ska, tunes that are effervescently melodic, lyrically nimble, and giddy with their dexterity."

Rating it 3 stars out of 5, the *Daily Express* called it a "rather good new album" that "may lack a little of the energy of the early albums." The Punknews.org website gave it 3½ stars out of 5, writing that it is "a perfect example of the band's ability to mix a wide array of styles held together by ska and reggae rhythms." They added, "*Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da* isn't a perfect Madness album, but it is indeed a solid and fun listen." In a 1-star review in the *NME*, the reviewer felt that Madness is "half-arseing" their way through "a thick slurry of clod-hopping ska-by-numbers," and that it is "time to hang it up for good."

## Chart positions

 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)
 French Albums (SNEP)
 UK Albums (OCC)
 UK Independent Albums (OCC)

## Personnel

Madness
* Graham "Suggs" McPherson
* Cathal Smyth
* Mike Barson
* Chris Foreman
* Lee Thompson
* Daniel Woodgate

Additional personnel
* Bass – Graham Bush
* Brass – Mike Kearsey, Joe Auckland, Steve Turner
* Percussion – Charlie Andrew (2, 4, 11, 13, 14), Lenny Edwards (5, 6, 8, 9), Spider L (1)
* Backing vocals – Charlie Andrew (7, 10, 14), James Porter (6, 9), Chris Schrier (6, 9), Frank Marshall (6, 9), Bob Walker (6, 9), Vanessa Contenay-Quinones (12, 14), Siobhan Fitzpatrick (10), Spider L (1), John Avila (3), Ray Suen (3)
* Trumpet – Brad Magers (3), Keith Douglas (3), Joe Auckland (10)
* Guitar – Joby Ford (3)
* Guitar andjarana – Ray Suen (3)
* Guitarron – Vincent Hidalgo (3)
* Cocktail drum kit – Jorma Vik (3)
* Melodica – Seamus Beaghen (11)
* Programming – Daniel Woodgate (10)
* Violin – Kirsty Mangan (5, 8, 10), Stephanie Benedetti (5, 8), Ellie Fagg (5, 8), Vicky Lyon (5, 8), Martin Lissola (5, 8), Amyn Merchant (7, 12), David Juritz (7, 12), Julian Leaper (7, 12), Yuri Kalnits (7, 12), Kerenza Peacock (2), Hayley Pomfrett (2), Jenny Sacha (2), Deborah Widdup (2), Anna Croad (2), Ray Suen [3]
* Viola – Natalie Holt (5, 8), Nick Barr (5, 8), Garfield Jackson (7, 12), Jon Thorn (7, 12), Emma Owens (2), Simon Tandree (2)
* Cello – Rachael Lander (5, 8), Nick Cooper (7, 12), Tim Gill (7, 12), Rosie Danvers (2)
* Harp – Camilla Pay (2)
* Brass arrangements – Madness, Mike Kearsey
* String arrangements – Daniel Woodgate (5, 7, 8), Mike Kearsey (5, 8), Simon Hale (12), Rosie Danvers (2), Kirsty Mangan (7), Mike Barson (5)
* Mariachi trumpet and string arrangements – William V. Malpede, John Avila (3)
* Strings conductor – Mike Kearsey (5, 8), Simon Hale (7, 12)

Technical personnel
* Cenzo Townshend – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11)
* Charlie Andrew – pre-production (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11)
* Owen Morris – vocal production (3)
* Peter Blake – cover art
* Tony McGee – photography
* Luke Insect – design