Happy Families (album)

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Happy Families
Studio album by Blancmange
Released	1982
Recorded	February – August 1982
Genre	Synthpop
Length	40:29
Label	London Records
Producer(s)	Mike Howlett
Professional reviews
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Blancmange chronology
	Happy Families (1982)	Mange Tout (1984)

Happy Families (1982) is the debut album by Blancmange.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 LP: SH 8552 1.1.1 Side one 1.1.2 Side two 1.2 CD: 810 123–2 2 Personnel 2.1 Musicians 2.2 Additional musicians 2.3 Production 3 Audio sample

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Neil Arthur & Stephen Luscombe.

[edit] LP: SH 8552

[edit] Side one

1. "I Can't Explain" – 4:00
2. "Feel Me" – 5:07
3. "I've Seen the Word" – 3:00
4. "Wasted" – 4:17
5. "Living on the Ceiling" – 4:11

[edit] Side two

1. "Waves" – 4:07
2. "Kind" – 3:56
3. "Sad Day" – 4:05
4. "Cruel" – 4:52
5. "God's Kitchen" – 2:54

[edit] CD: 810 123–2

1. "I Can't Explain" – 4:00
2. "Feel Me" – 5:07
3. "I've Seen the Word" – 3:00
4. "Wasted" – 4:17
5. "Living on the Ceiling" – 4:11
6. "Waves" – 4:07
7. "Kind" – 3:56
8. "Sad Day" – 4:05
9. "Cruel" – 4:52
10. "God's Kitchen" – 2:54

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

• Neil Arthur - Voice, Guitars and Electronics
• Stephen Luscombe - Synthesizers and Keyboards.

[edit] Additional musicians

• David Rhodes - Guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10)
• Dinesh - Tabla (5)
• Deepak - Sitar (5)
• James Lane - Drums (5, 7)
• Stevie Lange and Joy Yates - Backing Voices (1, 7)
• Stevie Lange and Madeline Bell - Backing Voices (2, 6)

[edit] Production

• Recorded in London February/August 1982 at CBS and Battery Studios
• Produced by Mike Howlett
• Engineered by Walter Samuel, Roberto Arendse and Mark Chamberlain (CBS)
  Nigel Green and Andrew Warwick (Battery)
• "Living on the Ceiling" and "Kind" remixed at Odyssey Studios by Denis Weinrich
• "Waves" remixed by Denis Weinrich and John Owen Williams
• Strings arranged by Linton Naiff
• Painting by Michael Brownlow after Louis Wain
• Management by Paul Smith and John Owen Williams

[edit] Audio sample

Blancmange
Neil Arthur | Stephen Luscombe Lawrence Stevens
Discography
Studio albums: Happy Families (1982) | Mange Tout (1984) | Believe You Me (1985) Compilation albums: Second Helpings (1990) | Heaven Knows (1992) | The Third Course (1994) | Best of Blancmange (1996) | The Platinum Collection (2006) EP & Singles: Irene & Mavis (1980) | God's Kitchen / I've Seen The Word (1982) | Feel Me (1982) | Living On The Ceiling (1982) | Waves (1983) | Blind Vision (1983) | That's Love That It Is (1983) | Don't Tell Me (1984) | The Day Before You Came (1984) | What's Your Problem? (1985) | Lose Your Love (1985) | I Can See It (1986)
Videography
Videos: The Video Singles (1986) | Live at the Haçienda (2005) | Hello Good Evening (2006)
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