Soft Cell is an English synthesizer duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s and come from Leeds, England. They consisted of Marc Almond (vocals) and Dave Ball (synthesizers). Their lyrics often focused on the darker side of life, with subjects such as kinky sex, transvestism, drugs and murder. They had a huge world-wide hit in 1981 with a cover version of "Tainted Love", a northern soul classic originally sung in 1964 by Gloria Jones (the wife of Marc Bolan). While "Tainted Love" was Soft Cell's only Top 40 hit in the United States, the band had approximately eight Top 40 hits in the UK, including "Bedsitter", "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye", "Torch", and "What?", each of which broke the UK Top 5. Soft Cell sold 10 millions records worldwide. Both Marc Almond and Dave Ball grew up in seaside town
1 | On An Up | Cruelty Without Beauty |
2 | What | Memorabilia - The Singles |
3 | Memorabillia '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |
4 | Le Grand Guignol | Cruelty Without Beauty |
5 | Whatever It Takes | Cruelty Without Beauty |
6 | Youth | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
7 | Entertain Me | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
8 | Where The Heart Is '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |
9 | Chips On My Shoulder | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
10 | Sex Dwarf | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
11 | Tainted Love '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |
12 | Desperate | Cruelty Without Beauty |
13 | Secret Life | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
14 | Tainted Love | NOW That's What I Call Running 2014 |
15 | Together Alone | Cruelty Without Beauty |
16 | Say Hello Wave Goodbye | Memorabilia - The Singles |
17 | Tainted Love '91 [12" Version] | Memorabilia - The Singles |
18 | Tainted Love | 13 Going On 30 Soundtrack |
19 | Last Chance | Cruelty Without Beauty |
20 | Darker Times | Cruelty Without Beauty |