The Twelve Inch Singles | |
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Released | 1982, 1999, 2001 |
Recorded | 1980–1984 (with later remixes) |
Genre | Synth-pop |
Label | Polygram 548 506-2 |
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The Twelve Inch Singles is a compilation album by Soft Cell. The original 1982 release was as a vinyl box set containing the group's first six twelve inch single releases, along with an 8-page booklet. It was rereleased as an expanded three compact disc set in 1999, with a slightly revised version reissued in 2001.
Track listing
[edit]- CD1
- "Memorabilia" – 7:39
- "Persuasion" – 7:35
- "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go" – 8:57
- "Tainted Dub" – 9:14
- "Bedsitter" – 7:52
- "Facility Girls" – 7:18
- "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" – 8:55
- "Fun City" – 7:31
- CD2
- "Torch" – 8:29
- "Insecure Me" – 8:17
- "What!" – 6:10
- "...So" – 8:51
- "Where the Heart Is" – 9:45
- "It's a Mug's Game" – 8:11
- "Numbers" – 10:26
- "Barriers" – 7:06
- CD3
- "Soul Inside" – 11:59
- "Loving You, Hating Me" – 6:37
- "You Only Live Twice" – 6:58
- "007 Theme" – 3:35
- "Her Imagination" – 5:21
- "Down in the Subway" – 7:51
- "Disease and Desire" – 4:04
- "Born to Lose" – 2:55
- "Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) – 6:51
- "Tainted Love '91" – 5:52
- "Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91 (The Long Goodbye – Extended Mendelsohn Remix)" – 5:03
- "Where the Heart Is '91" – 8:43
The original 1982 vinyl box set edition contained CD 1 and tracks 1-4 of CD 2.
Notes
[edit]The US edition, released on Mercury Records in 1999, features an additional remix of Tainted Love (1999 Club 69 Future Mix) with a running time on 14:31. It was later withdrawn under pressure by Marc Almond who objected to the inclusion of this new remix.
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
- "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love" composed by Ed Cobb, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland Jr.
- "Tainted Dub" composed by Ed Cobb, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland Jr.
- "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" performed by Soft Cell and David Tofani
- "What?" composed by H.B. Barnum
- "...So" composed by David Ball
- "You Only Live Twice" composed by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse
- "007 Theme" composed by John Barry
- "Down in the Subway" composed by Jack Hammer
- "Born to Lose" composed by Johnny Thunders
- "Tainted Love '91" composed by Ed Cobb
References
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