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 | Tainted Love | 13 Going On 30 Soundtrack |
2 | Darker Times | Cruelty Without Beauty |
3 | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
4 | Entertain Me | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
5 | Sex Dwarf | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
6 | Last Chance | Cruelty Without Beauty |
7 | Le Grand Guignol | Cruelty Without Beauty |
8 | Memorabillia '91 [12" Version] | Memorabilia - The Singles |
9 | Secret Life | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
10 | Bedsitter | Memorabilia - The Singles |
11 | Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go | Richard Blade's Flashback Favorites, Vol. 3 |
12 | Tainted Love '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |
13 | Caligula Syndrome | Cruelty Without Beauty |
14 | Seedy Films | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
15 | All Out of Love | Cruelty Without Beauty |
16 | Desperate | Cruelty Without Beauty |
17 | Numbers | The Singles 1981-1985 |
18 | Monoculture | Cruelty Without Beauty |
19 | Where The Heart Is '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |
20 | Memorabillia '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |