Mental Notes (Bad Manners album) explained

Mental Notes
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bad Manners
Cover:	BM Mental Notes.jpg
Released:	1985
Studio:	Townhouse Studios (London) Oasis Studios (London) Parkgate Studios (Battle, Sussex)
Genre:	Reggae synth-pop ska
Label:	Portrait
Producer:	Steve Thompson Michael Barbiero
Prev Title:	Klass
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Return of the Ugly
Next Year:	1989

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

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