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
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AllMusic	[1]

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

References

External links

• Mental Notes at Discogs (list of releases)