The Singles (Soft Cell album)

The Singles
Compilation album by Soft Cell
Released	1986
Recorded	1981-1984
Genre	Synthpop
Length	47:25
Label	Some Bizzare BZLP/MC 3 / 830 708-2
Producer	Mike Thorne / Daniel Miller Soft Cell
Soft Cell chronology
This Last Night in Sodom (1984) The Singles (1986) Memorabilia - The Singles (1991)

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Allmusic	[1]

The Singles is 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 includes a November 1986 essay by Tony Mitchell.

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 the proposed third UK single from The Art of Falling Apart. It was never actually released in the UK and only saw release as a single in the US.^[3]

References

1. Allmusic review
2. http://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-The-Singles/master/2712
3. http://www.discogs.com/Soft-Cell-Loving-You-Hating-Me/master/211470

External links

• The Singles at AllMusic