The Singles (Soft Cell album)

The Singles
Compilation album by
Released1986
Recorded1981–1984
GenreSynth-pop
Length47:25
LabelSome Bizzare
BZLP/MC 3 / 830 708-2
ProducerMike Thorne / Daniel Miller
Soft Cell
Soft Cell chronology
This Last Night in Sodom
(1984)
The Singles
(1986)
Memorabilia - The Singles
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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') .[2] The CD booklet included a November 1986 essay by Tony Mitchell.

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Soft Cell - the Singles". Discogs.