''Mange Tout'' is the second studio album by the English
synth-pop
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duo
Blancmange, released in May 1984 by
London Records
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. It was Blancmange's most successful studio album, peaking at number eight on the
UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 25 January 1985 for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.
The album contained four UK top-40 singles, two of which reached the top 10.
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
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History
DM ...
in 2008, which featured a second disc of remixes and B-sides.
Track listing
Personnel
Blancmange
*
Neil Arthur – voice, drums, clarinet
*
Stephen Luscombe
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– electric keyboards, piano, trumpet
*
Blancmange – arrangement
Additional musicians
*
Pandit Dinesh –
tabla ;
madal ; percussion
* Deepak Khazanchi – sitar ;
santoor
* Bobby Collins – bass guitar
*
David Rhodes – guitars
* The Uptown Horns – horns
*
Neil Jason – bass guitar
*
Bashiri Johnson – percussion ; bells
* Dolette McDonald – background voices
* Brenda Jay Nelson – background voices
*
Jocelyn Brown
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– background voices
*
Gavyn Wright
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He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...
– violins
* Roy Gillard – violins
* Garf Jackson – viola
* Nigel Warren Green – cello
* Andy Findon – flute
* Linton Naiff – arrangement
* Joe Mosello – trumpet
* Vinnie Della-Rocca – saxophones
* Jim Clouse – saxophones
* Keith O'Quinn – trombone
* Jack Gale – trombone
* James Biondolillo – maestro
*
Jerry Marotta – percussion
*
Tawatha Agee – background voices
* Brenda White – background voices
* Vernice – background voices
* Malcolm Ross – guitars
* David McClymont – bass guitar
* Michelle Cobbs – background voices
*
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– background voices
*
Dave Allen – bass guitar
*
Blair Cunningham – hi-hat ; percussion
*
Valery Ponomarev – trumpet solo
Technical
*
Peter Collins – production
* Blancmange – production
* John Owen Williams – production ; remix
* John Luongo – production
* Dennis Weinreich – remix
* Jay Mark – engineering
* Femi Jiya – engineering in London
* Matthew Wallace – engineering assistance in London
* Richard Digby Smith – engineering
*
Stephen Street
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– engineering assistance
*
Julian Mendelsohn – engineering
* James Doherty – engineering in New York
* Michael Hutchinson – engineering in New York
* John Potoker – engineering in New York
* Linda Randazzo – engineering assistance in New York
* Jimmy Santis – engineering assistance in New York
* Elisa Gura – engineering assistance in New York
* Melanie West – engineering assistance in New York
* Glenn Rosenstein – engineering assistance in New York
Artwork
* Martyn Atkins – design
* Marcx – design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Notes
References
External links
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1984 albums
Albums produced by Peter Collins (record producer)
Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios
Blancmange (band) albums
London Records albums