The Very Best of Soft Cell
Greatest hits album by
Soft Cell
Released16 April 2002 (2002-04-16)
GenreSynth-pop
Length79:30
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Soft Cell chronology
The Twelve Inch Singles
(2001) 		The Very Best of Soft Cell
(2002) 		20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell
(2006)
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AllMusic[1]

The Very Best of Soft Cell is a greatest hits album by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell. It was released on 16 April 2002 by Mercury Records, Universal Music TV and Some Bizzare Records. The album includes most of the duo's singles, as well as B-sides, such as "Insecure Me" (in a newly edited version) and "It's a Mug's Game". The song "Numbers" was considerably shortened for this release, while its AA side "Barriers" was omitted. Two new songs, "Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime" and "Divided Soul", and two brand-new remixes of "Tainted Love" and "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" were also included. The album reached number 37 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marc Almond and David James Ball, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memorabilia" 4:51
2."Tainted Love" (7″ version)Edward B. Cobb2:42
3."Where Did Our Love Go?"
3:11
4."Bedsitter" (7″ version) 3:39
5."Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" 5:27
6."Sex Dwarf" 5:18
7."Torch" 4:09
8."Insecure Me" (2002 edit) 3:13
9."What?"H.B. Barnum4:35
10."Where the Heart Is" 4:35
11."It's a Mugs Game" (7″ version) 5:27
12."Numbers" (2002 edit) 3:34
13."Loving You Hating Me" (remix) 4:31
14."Soul Inside" 4:31
15."Down in the Subway"Jack Hammer3:28
16."Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime" 4:11
17."Divided Soul"
  • Almond
  • Ball
  • Ingo Vauk
4:05
18."Tainted Love" (2XS remix; 2002 remix)Cobb3:19
19."Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Almighty radio edit; 2002 remix) 4:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Very Best of Soft Cell.[2]

Soft Cell

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Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[3] 63
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 37

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Torreano, Bradley. "The Very Best of Soft Cell – Soft Cell". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ The Very Best of Soft Cell (liner notes). Soft Cell. Mercury Records. 2002. 586 834-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  5. ^ "British album certifications – Soft Cell – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Very Best Of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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