Mange Tout

Mange Tout
Mange Tout
Studio album by Blancmange
Released	May 1984
Recorded	August–November 1983
Studio	Marcus Music, London; Sigma Sound, New York City; Island, London; Sarm East, London;
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	43:26
Label	London
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
Singles from Mange Tout
	"Blind Vision"; Released: April 1983; "That's Love, That It Is"; Released: November 1983; "Don't Tell Me"; Released: March 1984; "The Day Before You Came"; Released: July 1984;

Last updated November 13, 2024

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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".

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.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
11.	"Game Above My Head" (long version)	7:13

2008 CD reissue disc two
No.	Title	Length
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

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

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Mange Tout*
Chart (1984)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM )^[7]	41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[8]	16
European Albums ( Music & Media )^[9]	21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[10]	28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[11]	46
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	8

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Mange Tout*
Chart (1984)	Position
UK Albums (Gallup)^[12]	99

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[5]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

1 2 Except "Don't Tell Me" and "Time Became the Tide"
↑ "Time Became the Tide"
↑ "Don't Tell Me"

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References

↑ Cassel, Bill. "Review: Blancmange – Mange Tout". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 June 2011.
↑ Strike, Andy (19 May 1984). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 14. ISSN 0144-5804.
↑ Anthony, Lisa (10 May 1984). "Album Reviews: Blancmange – Mange Tout". Smash Hits . London. p. 27.
1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
1 2 "British album certifications – Blancmange – Mange Tout". British Phonographic Industry. 25 January 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
↑ "Blancmange | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6789". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Blancmange – Mange Tout" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 1, no. 11. 11 June 1984. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Blancmange – Mange Tout" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
↑ "Charts.nz – Blancmange – Mange Tout". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
↑ "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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[Except-1] 1 2 Except "Don't Tell Me" and "Time Became the Tide"

[2] "Time Became the Tide"

[3] "Don't Tell Me"

[allmusic-4] Cassel, Bill. "Review: Blancmange – Mange Tout". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 June 2011.

[5] Strike, Andy (19 May 1984). "Albums". Record Mirror . p. 14. ISSN 0144-5804.

[Smash_Hits-6] Anthony, Lisa (10 May 1984). "Album Reviews: Blancmange – Mange Tout". Smash Hits . London. p. 27.

[ukchart-7] 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[BPI-8] 1 2 "British album certifications – Blancmange – Mange Tout". British Phonographic Industry. 25 January 1985. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[officialcharts1-9] "Blancmange | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2018.

[group=-10] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6789". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Blancmange-11] "Dutchcharts.nl – Blancmange – Mange Tout" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2012.

[12] "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 1, no. 11. 11 June 1984. p. 12. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[ac_Germany4_Blancmange-13] "Offiziellecharts.de – Blancmange – Mange Tout" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_Blancmange-14] "Charts.nz – Blancmange – Mange Tout". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

[15] "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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v t e Blancmange
Neil Arthur Stephen Luscombe Laurence Stevens
Studio albums	Happy Families Mange Tout Believe You Me Blanc Burn Happy Families Too... Semi Detached Nil by Mouth Commuter 23 Unfurnished Rooms Wanderlust
Compilation albums	Second Helpings Heaven Knows The Third Course Best of Blancmange The Platinum Collection The Very Best of Blancmange
Singles	"God's Kitchen" "Feel Me" "Living on the Ceiling" "Waves" "Blind Vision" "That's Love, That It Is" "Don't Tell Me" "The Day Before You Came" "What's Your Problem" "Lose Your Love" "I Can See It"
Related articles	Suitcase "One Day, One Time" "I Love I Hate"