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Mange Tout

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Mange Tout
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1984
RecordedAugust–November 1983
Studio
GenreSynth-pop
Length43:26
LabelLondon
Producer
  • Blancmange ("Game Above My Head")
  • Peter Collins ("Don't Tell Me")
  • John Luongo (all others)
  • John Owen Williams ("Game Above My Head")
Blancmange chronology
Happy Families
(1982)
Mange Tout
(1984)
Believe You Me
(1985)
Singles from Mange Tout
  1. "Blind Vision"
    Released: April 1983
  2. "That's Love, That It Is"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Don't Tell Me"
    Released: March 1984
  4. "The Day Before You Came"
    Released: July 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]
Smash Hits[3]

Mange Tout is the second studio album by the English synth-pop duo Blancmange, released in May 1984 by London Records. It was Blancmange's most successful studio album, peaking at number eight on the UK Albums Chart[4] and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 25 January 1985 for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[5] The album contained four UK top-40 singles, two of which reached the top 10.[6] The fourth single to be released and final track on the album is a cover version of ABBA's song "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 remastered deluxe edition was released by Edsel Records in 2008, which featured a second disc of remixes and B-sides.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, except "The Day Before You Came", written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Don't Tell Me"3:31
2."Game Above My Head"3:58
3."Blind Vision"3:56
4."Time Became the Tide"4:49
5."That's Love, That It Is"4:22
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Murder"5:58
7."See the Train"2:04
8."All Things Are Nice"4:59
9."My Baby"3:59
10."The Day Before You Came"5:50
Total length:43:26
2008 CD reissue disc one (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
11."Game Above My Head" (long version)7:13
2008 CD reissue disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Blind Vision" (long version)9:39
2."Heaven Knows Where Heaven Is"3:24
3."On Our Way To?"5:37
4."That's Love That It Is" (extended)6:35
5."Vishnu" (full length)5:20
6."That's Love That It Is" (remix)7:34
7."Vishnu" (instrumental)4:52
8."Don't Tell Me" (extended)6:25
9."Get Out of That"4:26
10."Feel Me" (live version)6:25
11."All Things Are Nice" (version)4:24
12."The Day Before You Came" (extended)7:59

Personnel

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Blancmange

Additional musicians

  • Pandit Dineshtabla (tracks 1, 6, 8, 10); madal (track 1); percussion (track 8)
  • Deepak Khazanchi – sitar (tracks 1, 6); santoor (track 10)
  • Bobby Collins – bass guitar (track 2)
  • David Rhodes – guitars (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  • The Uptown Horns – horns (track 3)
  • Neil Jason – bass guitar (tracks 3, 9)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (tracks 3–5); bells (track 4)
  • Dolette McDonald – background voices (tracks 3, 6)
  • Brenda Jay Nelson – background voices (track 3)
  • Jocelyn Brown – background voices (track 3)
  • Gavyn Wright – violins (track 4)
  • Roy Gillard – violins (track 4)
  • Garf Jackson – viola (track 4)
  • Nigel Warren Green – cello (track 4)
  • Andy Findon – flute (track 4)
  • Linton Naiff – arrangement (track 4)
  • Joe Mosello – trumpet (tracks 5, 9)
  • Vinnie Della-Rocca – saxophones (tracks 5, 9)
  • Jim Clouse – saxophones (tracks 5, 9)
  • Keith O'Quinn – trombone (tracks 5, 9)
  • Jack Gale – trombone (tracks 5, 9)
  • James Biondolillo – maestro (tracks 5, 9)
  • Jerry Marotta – percussion (tracks 5, 9)
  • Tawatha Agee – background voices (track 5)
  • Brenda White – background voices (track 5)
  • Vernice – background voices (track 5)
  • Malcolm Ross – guitars (track 6)
  • David McClymont – bass guitar (track 6)
  • Michelle Cobbs – background voices (track 6)
  • Janice Pendarvis – background voices (track 6)
  • Dave Allen – bass guitar (track 8)
  • Blair Cunningham – hi-hat (track 8); percussion (track 9)
  • Valery Ponomarev – trumpet solo (track 10)

Technical

  • Peter Collins – production (track 1)
  • Blancmange – production (track 2)
  • John Owen Williams – production (track 2); remix (track 9)
  • John Luongo – production (tracks 3–10)
  • Dennis Weinreich – remix (track 9)
  • Jay Mark – engineering (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Femi Jiya – engineering in London (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Matthew Wallace – engineering assistance in London (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Richard Digby Smith – engineering (track 4)
  • Stephen Street – engineering assistance (track 4)
  • Julian Mendelsohn – engineering (track 1)
  • James Doherty – engineering in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Michael Hutchinson – engineering in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • John Potoker – engineering in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Linda Randazzo – engineering assistance in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Jimmy Santis – engineering assistance in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Elisa Gura – engineering assistance in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Melanie West – engineering assistance in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)
  • Glenn Rosenstein – engineering assistance in New York (tracks 2, 3, 5–10)

Artwork

  • Martyn Atkins – design
  • Marcx – design

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Except "Don't Tell Me" and "Time Became the Tide"
  2. ^ "Time Became the Tide"
  3. ^ "Don't Tell Me"

References

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  1. ^ Cassel, Bill. "Review: Blancmange – Mange Tout". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. ^ Strike, Andy (19 May 1984). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 14. ISSN 0144-5804.
  3. ^ Anthony, Lisa (10 May 1984). "Album Reviews: Blancmange – Mange Tout". Smash Hits. London. p. 27.
  4. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "British album certifications – Blancmange – Mange Tout". British Phonographic Industry. 25 January 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Blancmange | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6789". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blancmange – Mange Tout" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  9. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 1, no. 11. 11 June 1984. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blancmange – Mange Tout" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – Blancmange – Mange Tout". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Top 100 Albums (January 3–December 29, 1984)" (PDF). Music Week. 26 January 1985. p. 42. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
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