''Mental Notes'' is the fifth studio album by English
2 tone
Two-tone, two tone, or 2 tone, etc., may refer to:
Audio and sound
* Two-tone analysis, in nonlinear system measurement
* Two-tone attention signal
* Two-tone chime, such as the "ding dong" sound of a doorbell
* Two-tone sequential paging, sel ...
and
ska
Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...
band
Bad Manners
Bad Manners are an English two-tone and ska band led by frontman Buster Bloodvessel. Early appearances included ''Top of the Pops'' and the live film documentary, ''Dance Craze'' (1981).
They were at their most popular during the early 1980 ...
, released in 1985 by
Portrait Records
Portrait Records was a sister label of Epic Records and later of Columbia Records. Notable artists Cyndi Lauper and Sade signed with Portrait, but their contracts were absorbed by Epic after that incarnation of the label was shuttered.
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Track listing
All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.
Side one
# "What the Papers Say" – 2:54
# "Blue Summer" – 3:42
# "Body Talk" – 3:41
# "Tossin' in My Sleep" – 3:50
# "Tie Me Up" (Ney Smith) – 2:00
Side two
#
"Bang the Drum All Day" (Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
) – 3:18
# "Destination Unknown" 3:15
# "Mountain of Love" – 3:28
# "Work" – 3:19
# "Saturday Night" – 2:46
Personnel
* Buster Bloodvessel
Douglas Trendle (né Woods; born 6 September 1958), better known as Buster Bloodvessel, is an English singer who has been the frontman of the two-tone band Bad Manners since forming the band in 1976.Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encycloped ...
– lead vocals; production
* Louis Alphonso – guitar
* Martin Stewart – keyboards
* Stevie Smith – harmonica
* Chris Kane – tenor saxophone
* Paul Hyman – trumpet
* Andy Marsden – alto saxophone
* David Farren – bass
* Brian Tuitt – drums
* Jimmy Scott – percussion
References
External links
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1985 albums
Bad Manners albums
Portrait Records albums