Mental Notes (Bad Manners album)

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Mental Notes
Studio album by Bad Manners
Released	1985
Genre	Ska/New Wave
Label	Portrait Records
Producer	Steve Thompson Michael Barbiero
Professional reviews
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Bad Manners chronology
Klass (1983) Mental Notes (1985) Return of the Ugly (1989)

Mental Notes is the fifth studio album by Bad Manners, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music).

[edit] Track listing

• All songs by Cook/Farren/Hyman/Marson/Stewart/Trendle/Tuitt unless noted.

1. "What the Papers Say" - 2:54
2. "Blue Summer" - 3:42
3. "Body Talk" - 3:41
4. "Tossin' in My Sleep" (Cook/Hyman) - 3:50
5. "Tie Me Up" (Ney Smith) - 2:00
6. "Bang the Drum All Day" (Todd Rundgren) - 3:18
7. "Destination Unknown" (Hyman/Trendle) - 3:15
8. "Mountain of Love" (Cook/Hyman/Trendle/Tuitt) - 3:28
9. "Work" (Hyman) - 3:19
10. "Saturday Night" (Cook/Hyman/Tuitt) - 2:46

    CD reissue bonus tracks

11. "Blue Summer [Remix]" - 4:58
12. "Mr. Jordan" (Farren/Trendle) - 3:09
13. "Blue Summer [Dub] " - 5:28
14. "What the Papers Say [12" Remix]" - 5:30

[edit] Personnel

• Buster Bloodvessel - Lead Vocals
• Louis Alphonso - Guitar
• David Farren - Bass
• Martin Stewart - Keyboards
• Chris Kane - Saxophone
• Andrew Marson - Saxophone
• Paul Hyman - Trumpet
• Brian Tuitt - Drums
• Jimmy Scott - Congas
• Stevie Smith - Harmonica
• The Cover Girls - Backing Vocals
• Steve Thompson - Marimba, Producer
• Michael Barbiero - Producer, Engineer