Believe You Me

Believe You Me
Studio album by Blancmange
Released	October 1985
Recorded	May – August 1985
Genre	New wave, synthpop
Length	45:09
Label	London Records
Producer	Stewart Levine ^(1) Neil Arthur & John Williams ^(2) Stephen Luscombe
Blancmange chronology
Mange Tout (1984) Believe You Me (1985) Second Helpings (1990)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Believe You Me (1985) is the third album by Blancmange and was released in 1985. A remastered edition was released by Edsel in 2008 which featured the album along with 4 bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Arthur & Stephen Luscombe.

LP: LONLP 10

Side one

1. "Lose Your Love" – 4:09
2. "What's Your Problem?" – 4:13
3. "Paradise Is" – 3:48
4. "Why Don't They Leave Things Alone?" – 4:35
5. "22339" – 5:23 ⁽¹⁾

Side two

1. "Don't You Love It All" – 4:35
2. "Believe" – 3:49
3. "Lorraine's My Nurse" – 2:31
4. "Other Animals" – 4:19
5. "No Wonder They Never Made It Back" – 3:31 ⁽¹⁾
6. "John" – 4:16 ⁽²⁾

CD: 820 301–2

1. "Lose Your Love" – 4:09
2. "What's Your Problem?" – 4:13
3. "Paradise Is" – 3:48
4. "Why Don't They Leave Things Alone?" – 4:35
5. "22339" – 5:23 ⁽¹⁾
6. "Don't You Love It All" – 4:35
7. "Believe" – 3:49
8. "Lorraine's My Nurse" – 2:31
9. "Other Animals" – 4:19
10. "No Wonder They Never Made It Back!" – 3:31 ⁽¹⁾
11. "John" – 4:16 ⁽²⁾

2008 Edsel - Remastered CD: EDSS 1027

1. "Lose Your Love" – 4:04
2. "What's Your Problem?" – 4:09
3. "Paradise Is" – 3:49
4. "Why Don't They Leave Things Alone?" – 4:36
5. "22339" – 7:01
6. "Don't You Love It All" – 4:32
7. "Believe" – 3:48
8. "Lorraine's My Nurse" – 2:31
9. "Other Animals" – 4:33
10. "No Wonder They Never Made It Back!" – 4:33
11. "John" – 4:24
12. "Side Two" -7:50*
13. "Mixing On The Ceiling" [Megamix] - 7:08*
14. "I Can See It (Why Don't They Leave Things Alone)" [Extended] - 7:54*
15. "Scream Down The House" - 4:07*

• Bonus Tracks* 12-15

Chart performance

Chart (1985/1986)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart[2][3]	73
UK Albums Chart[4]	54

Personnel

Musicians

• Neil Arthur
• Stephen Luscombe

Additional musicians

• David Rhodes - Guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
• Justin Hildreth - Drums (1, 4, 6)
• Hugh Masekela - Flugelhorn (6)
• Ronnie Ross - Baritone Saxophone (9)
• Francis Foster - Congas & Tambourine (1, 6)
• Pandit Dinesh - Tablas & Madal (10)
• Katie Kissoon - Background Voice (6)
• Stevie Lange - Background Voice (6)
• London Community Gospel Choir - Background Voices (9)
• Dick Cuthell - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet, Brass Arr. (10)
• Tony Pleeth - Cello (4, 10)
• Simon Elliston - Flute (4)
• Lynton Naiff - String Arr. (8)
• Gavin Wright - Violin (8)
• Dick Morgan - Oboe (8)
• Anthea Cox - Flute (8)
• Steve Maw - Bassoon (8)
• Nigel Warren-Green - Cello (8)
• Paul Webb - Bass (5)

Production

• Recorded in London from May to August 1985 at Air, Garden, Island, Redan, Roundhouse, Strongroom and Wessex Studios
• Produced by Stewart Levine for Ultradelta Limited
  ⁽¹⁾ "22339" and "No Wonder They Never Made It Back" produced by Neil Arthur & John Williams
  ⁽²⁾ "John" produced by Stephen Luscombe
• Engineered by Femi J
• Assistant Engineers: Karl Lever (Air)
  Pete Griffiths (Garden)
  Stephen Street (Island)
  Johnny Schinas (Redan)
  David Kemp (Roundhouse)
  Phil Bodger (Strongroom)
• Management by Paul Williams, Paul Smith and Jolyan Burnham
• 'Mask' construction by Annie Symons @ Manifest
• Photography by Mike Owen
• Designs by Assorted Images

References

1. Cassel, Bill. "Review: Blancmange - Believe You Me". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
3. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
4. "The Official Charts Company - Believe You Me by Blancmange Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.