| Softs | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Soft Machine |
| Cover: | Soft_Machine_Softs.jpg |
| Released: | June 1976 |
| Recorded: | January to March, 1976 at EMI Abbey Road Studios, London |
| Genre: | Jazz rock |
| Length: | 44:55 |
| Label: | Harvest |
| Producer: | Soft Machine |
| Prev Title: | Bundles |
| Prev Year: | 1975 |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
Softs is the ninth studio album by the jazz rock band Soft Machine, released in 1976.
John Etheridge replaced Allan Holdsworth on guitar shortly after the release of the previous album, Bundles, and Alan Wakeman, cousin of Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, took over saxophone duties from Karl Jenkins. Karl would play keyboards exclusively from this point onward. During the recording of the album, the group's last remaining original member, Mike Ratledge, left the band.
In 2019, Etheridge told Ed Masley that:
Two tracks recorded during the early sessions with Ratledge were included on the album. Wakeman and bassist Roy Babbington left the group not long after the album was released, Wakeman having been a member for less than six months.[2] The album was originally to be titled One Over the Eight, a reference to this being the band's ninth album, but this title was eventually rejected.[3]
All compositions by Karl Jenkins except where indicated.