Second Helpings

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Second Helpings
Compilation album by Blancmange
Released	19 November 1990 [1]
Genre	Synthpop, new wave
Length	49:27
Label	London Records
Blancmange chronology
Believe You Me (1985) Second Helpings (1990) Heaven Knows (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
New Musical Express	6/10 [3]

Second Helpings is a compilation album by the British synthpop band Blancmange. It contains most of the band's singles from the period 1982-85, as well as a previously unreleased track.

Track listing

CD: 828 043-2

Track

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"God's Kitchen"	Happy Families	2:55
2.	"I've Seen the Word"	Happy Families	3:05
3.	"Feel Me"	Happy Families	5:06
4.	"Living on the Ceiling"	Happy Families	4:01
5.	"Waves"	Happy Families	4:07
6.	"Game Above My Head"	Mange Tout	3:59
7.	"Blind Vision"	Mange Tout	3:58
8.	"That's Love, That It Is"	Mange Tout	4:20
9.	"Don't Tell Me"	Mange Tout	3:31
10.	"The Day Before You Came*"	Mange Tout	4:25
11.	"What's Your Problem"	Believe You Me	4:11
12.	"Your Time Is Over"	First appearance	5:49

CD: 828 218-2

The Canadian release added three remixes to the CD, and substituted a different version of "Game Above My Head," for a total length of 76:22.

Track

No.	Title	Album	Length
1.	"God's Kitchen"	Happy Families	2:55
2.	"I've Seen the Word"	Happy Families	3:05
3.	"Feel Me"	Happy Families	5:06
4.	"Living on the Ceiling"	Happy Families	4:01
5.	"Waves"	Happy Families	4:07
6.	"Game Above My Head (Extended Version)"	Waves 12" B-side	7:14
7.	"Blind Vision"	Mange Tout	3:58
8.	"That's Love, That It Is"	Mange Tout	4:20
9.	"Don't Tell Me"	Mange Tout	3:31
10.	"The Day Before You Came"	Mange Tout	4:25
11.	"What's Your Problem"	Believe You Me	4:11
12.	"Your Time Is Over"	First appearance	5:49
13.	"That's Love, That It Is (Extended Version)"	That's Love, That It Is (New Dance Mix Version) 12"	6:56
14.	"Blind Vision (Extended Version)"	Blind Vision 12"	9:39
15.	"Feel Me (Extended Version)"	Blancmange EP (Japan exclusive)	6:57

• All songs written by Neil Arthur & Stephen Luscombe, except for "The Day Before You Came", written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus.

References

1. "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week . 17 November 1990. p. 38. Retrieved 16 October 2025– via World Radio History.
2. Mason, Stewart. "Review: Blancmange - Second Helpings". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 15 June 2011.
3. Williams, Simon (15 December 1990). "Long Play". New Musical Express . p. 31.