Mental Notes (Bad Manners album)

Mental Notes is the fifth studio album by English 2 tone and ska band Bad Manners, released in 1985 by Portrait Records.

Mental Notes
Studio album by Bad Manners
Released	1985
Studio	Townhouse Studios (London) Oasis Studios (London) Parkgate Studios (Battle, Sussex)
Genre	Reggae synth-pop ska
Length	32:13
Label	Portrait
Producer	Steve Thompson Michael Barbiero
Bad Manners chronology
Klass (1983) Mental Notes (1985) Return of the Ugly (1989)
Singles from Mental Notes
"Blue Summer" Released: August 1985 "What the Papers Say" Released: December 1985 "Tossin' in My Sleep" Released: March 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

All songs by Bad Manners unless noted.

Side one

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

Side two

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; production
• Louis Alphonso – guitar
• Martin Stewart – keyboards
• Stevie Smith – harmonica
• Chris Kane – tenor saxophone
• Paul Hyman – trumpet
• Andy Marsden – alto saxophone
• David Farren – bass
• Brian Tuitt – drums
• Jimmy Scott – percussion

External links

• Mental Notes at Discogs (list of releases)