Mental Notes (Bad Manners album)

Mental Notes
Studio album by Bad Manners
Released	1985
Studio	Townhouse Studios, London Oasis Studios, London Parkgate Studios, Battle, Sussex
Genre	Reggae, synthpop, ska
Label	Portrait Records
Producer	Steve Thompson Michael Barbiero
Bad Manners chronology
Klass (1983) Mental Notes (1985) Return of the Ugly (1989)

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

Track listing

• All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.

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

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
• Recorded at Townhouse Studios & Oasis Studios in London and Parkgate Studios, Battle, Sussex
• Mixed at Media Sound, New York, U.S.