Mange Tout

Mange Tout is the second studio album by the English synth-pop duo Blancmange, released on 18 May 1984 by London Records. 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 in 2008, which featured a second disc of remixes and B-sides.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Blancmange

• Neil Arthur – voice; drums; clarinet
• Stephen Luscombe – electric keyboards; piano; trumpet
• Blancmange – arrangement (track 4)

Additional musicians

• Pandit Dinesh – tabla (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

Certifications

Notes

External links

• at Discogs (list of releases)