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"Feel Me" is a song by English synth-pop duo Blancmange, released in 1982 as the second single from their debut studio album Happy Families. It was written by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, and produced by Mike Howlett. "Feel Me" reached No. 46 in the UK and remained on the charts for five weeks.
"Don't Tell Me" is a song by English synthpop duo Blancmange, released in 1984 as the third single from their second studio album Mange Tout. It was written by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, and produced by Peter Collins. "Don't Tell Me" reached No. 8 in the UK and remained in the charts for ten weeks. A music video was filmed in Valencia to promote the single.
"Blind Vision" is a song by English synthpop duo Blancmange, released in 1983 as the lead single from their second studio album Mange Tout. It was written by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, and produced by John Luongo. "Blind Vision" reached No. 10 in the UK and remained in the charts for eight weeks. A music video was filmed to promote the single, which received light rotation on MTV.
"That's Love, That It Is" is a song by English synthpop duo Blancmange, released in 1983 as the second single from their second studio album Mange Tout. It was written by Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, and produced by John Luongo. "That's Love, That It Is" reached No. 33 in the UK and remained in the charts for eight weeks. In January 1985, the song, paired with "Game Above My Head", reached No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart.
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- ↑ "Reissue CDs Weekly: Blur, Blancmange, The Smashing Pumpkins, Strange Passion". theartsdesk.com. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
