Mange Tout | ||||
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Released | May 1984 | |||
Recorded | August–November 1983 | |||
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Length | 43:26 | |||
Label | London | |||
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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.
All tracks are written by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, except "The Day Before You Came", written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Game Above My Head" (long version) | 7:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [5] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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