The Singles (Soft Cell album)

The Singles was the first compilation album to be released by Soft Cell. The album was issued on vinyl, cassette and CD in 1986 and features all their singles, from the albums Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing, The Art of Falling Apart and This Last Night in Sodom, with the exception of 'A Man Can Get Lost' (Original UK AA side to 'Memorabilia') & 'Barriers' (Original UK AA side to Numbers') .[2] The CD booklet included a November 1986 essay by Tony Mitchell.

The Singles
Compilation album by
Released1986
Recorded1981-1984
GenreSynthpop
Length47:25
LabelSome Bizzare
BZLP/MC 3 / 830 708-2
ProducerMike Thorne / Daniel Miller
Soft Cell
Soft Cell chronology
This Last Night in Sodom
(1984)
The Singles
(1986)
Memorabilia - The Singles
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball except where noted.

  1. "Memorabilia" - 4:50 Non-album single
  2. "Tainted Love" (Ed Cobb) - 2:40 from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
  3. "Bedsitter" - 3:36 from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
  4. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" - 5:25 from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
  5. "Torch" - 4:08 Non-album single
  6. "Loving You, Hating Me" - 4:19 from The Art of Falling Apart
  7. "What?" (H.B. Barnum) - 4:34 from Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing
  8. "Where the Heart Is" - 4:32 from The Art of Falling Apart
  9. "Numbers" - 4:56 from The Art of Falling Apart
  10. "Soul Inside" - 4:29 from This Last Night in Sodom
  11. "Down in the Subway" (Jack Hammer) - 3:26 from This Last Night in Sodom

Notes

"Loving You, Hating Me" was never actually released in the UK as a single and only saw a promo release in the USA & Canada.[3]

References

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