Mange Tout
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Mange Tout is the second album by the British synthpop duo Blancmange. Released in May 1984, it was Blancmange's most successful album, peaking at number 8 in the UK album chart[3] and was certified Gold by the BPI for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[4] The album contained four UK Top 40 singles, two of which reached the Top 10.[5] The fourth single to be released and final track on the album is a cover version of ABBA's penultimate single The Day Before You Came.
In addition to the usual vinyl and cassette release, a limited edition vinyl picture disc was also released. The album was later released on CD, and a 2-disc remastered Deluxe Edition was released by Edsel in 2008 which featured the album along with a second disc of remixes and B-sides.
Track listing
All songs written by Neil Arthur & Stephen Luscombe, except where noted.
LP: SH 8554
Side 1
- "Don't Tell Me" – 3:31
- "Game Above My Head" – 3:58
- "Blind Vision" – 3:56
- "Time Became The Tide" – 4:49
- "That's Love, That It Is" – 4:22
Side 2
- "Murder" – 5:58
- "See the Train" – 2:04
- "All Things Are Nice" – 4:59
- "My Baby" – 3:59
- "The Day Before You Came" (Andersson/Ulvaeus) – 5:50
CD: 810 235–2
2008 Edsel - Remastered CD: EDSL 2023
- "Don't Tell Me" – 3:31
- "Game Above My Head" – 3:59
- "Blind Vision" – 3:59
- "Time Became The Tide" – 4:50
- "That's Love, That It Is" – 4:20
- "Murder" – 5:58
- "See The Train" – 2:05
- "All Things Are Nice" – 5:01
- "My Baby" – 3:57
- "The Day Before You Came" – 4:25 (Anderson/Ulvaeus)
- "Game Above My Head (Long Version)" – 7:14
2008 Edsel - The B-Sides And Remixes CD: EDSL 2023
- "Blind Vision (Long Version)" – 9:39
- "Heaven Knows Where Heaven Is" – 3:24
- "On Our Way To?" – 5:37
- "That's Love, That It Is (Extended)" – 6:35
- "Vishnu (Full Length)" – 5:20
- "That's Love, That It Is (Remix)" – 7:34
- "Vishnu (Instrumental)" – 4:53
- "Don't Tell Me (Extended)" – 6:25
- "Get Out Of That" – 4:26
- "Feel Me (Live Version)" – 6:25
- "All Things Are Nice (Version)" – 4:14
- "The Day Before You Came (Extended)" – 7:59 (Anderson/Ulvaeus)
Chart performance
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums Chart[6][7] | 41 |
Dutch Albums Chart[8] | 16 |
German Albums Chart[9] | 28 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[10] | 46 |
UK Albums Chart[11] | 8 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1983 | "Blind Vision" | UK[12] | 10 |
"That's Love, That It Is" | UK[13] | 33 | |
1984 | "Don't Tell Me" | UK[14] | 8 |
"The Day Before You Came" | UK[15] | 22 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Neil Arthur - Voice, Drums and Clarinet
- Stephen Luscombe - Electric Keyboards, Piano and Trumpet
Additional musicians
"Don't Tell Me"
- Pandit Dinesh - Tabla & Madal
- Deepak Khazanchi - Sitar
"Game Above My Head"
- Bobby Collins - Bass guitar
"Blind Vision"
- David Rhodes - Guitars
- The Uptown Horns - Horns
- Neil Jason - Bass guitar
- Bashira Johnson - percussion
- Dolette McDonald, Brenda Jay Nelson & Jocelyn Brown - Background voices
"Time Became The Tide"
- Gavyn Wright & Roy Gillard - Violins
- Garf Jackson - Viola
- Nigel Warren Green - Cello
- Andy Findon - Flute
- Bashira Johnson - Bells & Percussion
"That's Love, That It Is"
- David Rhodes - Guitars
- The Uptown Horns - Horns
- Jerry Marotta & Bashira Johnson - Percussion
- Background Voices - Tawaitha Agee, Brenda White, Vernice
"Murder"
- Malcolm Ross & David Rhodes - Guitars
- Deepak Khazanchi - Sitar
- Pandit Dinesh - Tablas
- David McClymont - Bass Guitar
- Dolette McDonald, Michelle Cobbs & Janice Pendarvis - Background voices
"All Things Are Nice"
- David Rhodes - Guitars
- Pandit Dinesh - Tablas & Percussion
- Dave Allen - Bass Guitar
- Blair Cunningham - Hi-Hat
"My Baby"
- David Rhodes - Guitars
- Jerry Marotta & Blair Cunningham - Percussion
- The Uptown Horns - Horns
- Neil Jason - Bass Guitar
"The Day Before You Came"
- Pandit Dinesh - Tablas
- Deepak Khazanchi - Santoor
- Valerie Ponomoren - Trumpet Solo
The Uptown Horns Are
- Joe Mosello - Trumpet
- Vinnie Della-Rocca & Jim Clouse - saxophones
- Keith O’Quinn & Jack Gale - Trombone
- James Biondolillo - Maestro
Production
- Recorded at Marcus Music (London) and Sigma Sound (New York City). August–November 1983
- Produced by John Luongo
"Don't Tell Me" produced by Peter Collins
"Game Above my Head" produced by Blancmange & John Owen Williams - "Time Became the Tide" arranged by Linton Naiff & Blancmange
- "My Baby" remixed by Dennis Weinrich & John Owen Williams
- Engineered by Jay Mark in London. Femi Jiya assisted by Matthew Wallis
- Except "Time Became the Tide" recorded at Island Studios (London). Engineer: Richard Digby-Smith assisted by Steve Street
- "Don’t Tell Me" recorded at Sarm East (London). Engineer: Julian Mendlesohn
- In New York. James Docherty, Michael Hutchinson, John Potaka
- Assisted by Linda Randazzo, Jimmy Santis, Elisa Gura, Melanie West, Glenn Rosenstein
- Design: M. Atkins & Marcx, Town & Country Planning
- Management: Paul Smith & John Owen Williams
References
- ^ Anthony, Lisa (10 May 1984). "Album Reviews: Blancmange – Mange Tout". Smash Hits. London, England: EMAP. p. 27.
- ^ Cassel, Bill. "Review: Blancmange - Mange Tout". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19533/blancmange/
- ^ BPI Certifications Database Archived 2013-01-11 at WebCite
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- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
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