The Singles (Soft Cell album) explained

The Singles
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Soft Cell
Cover:	Soft Cell - The Singles Coverart.jpg
Released:	1986
Recorded:	1981–1984
Genre:	Synth-pop
Length:	47:25
Label:	Some Bizzare BZLP/MC 3 / 830 708-2
Producer:	Mike Thorne / Daniel Miller Soft Cell
Prev Title:	This Last Night in Sodom
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Memorabilia - The Singles
Next Year:	1991

The Singles was 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'), 'Where Did Our Love Go?' (Original UK AA side to 'Tainted Love') & 'Barriers' (Original UK AA side to Numbers') .^[1] The CD booklet included 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 never actually released in the UK as a single and only saw a promo release in the USA & Canada.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soft Cell - the Singles. Discogs.
2. Web site: Soft Cell - Loving You, Hating Me. Discogs.