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 | Seedy Films | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
3 | Torch | Memorabilia - The Singles |
4 | Monoculture | Cruelty Without Beauty |
5 | Where The Heart Is '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |
6 | What | Memorabilia - The Singles |
7 | Tainted Love '91 | Memorabilia - The Singles |
8 | Tainted Love '91 [12" Version] | Memorabilia - The Singles |
9 | Chips On My Shoulder | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
10 | Bedsitter | Memorabilia - The Singles |
11 | Whatever It Takes | Cruelty Without Beauty |
12 | Together Alone | Cruelty Without Beauty |
13 | Say Hello Wave Goodbye | Memorabilia - The Singles |
14 | Desperate | Cruelty Without Beauty |
15 | Tainted Love | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
16 | Say Hello, Wave Goodbye | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
17 | Entertain Me | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret |
18 | Soul Inside | Memorabilia - The Singles |
19 | Numbers | The Singles 1981-1985 |
20 | Sensation Nation | Cruelty Without Beauty |