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The Very Best of Soft Cell

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2002 greatest hits album by Soft Cell
The Very Best of Soft Cell
Greatest hits album by
Released16 April 2002 (2002-04-16)
GenreSynth-pop
Length79:30
Label
Producer
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)
Professional ratings
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The Very Best of Soft Cell is agreatest hits album by Englishsynth-pop duoSoft Cell. It was released on 16 April 2002 byMercury Records,Universal Music TV andSome 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 theUK Albums Chart.

Track listing

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All tracks are written byMarc Almond andDavid 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

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

Soft Cell

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Technical

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  • Daniel Miller – production(track 1)
  • Mike Thorne – production(tracks 2–13, 18, 19)
  • Soft Cell – production(track 12, 14, 15)
  • David James Ball – production(track 16, 17); remix(track 12)
  • Ingo Vauk – production(track 16, 17)
  • Paul Hardiman – engineering(track 2)
  • Flood – remix assistance(track 12)
  • Damien Mendis – remix production, remix performance(track 18)
  • Stuart Bradbury – remix production, remix performance(track 18)
  • Almighty Associates – remix(track 19)

Artwork

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  • Peter Ashworth – all band photography
  • Peacock – design
  • Stephen Dalton – sleeve notes

Charts

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

Certifications

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RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]Gold100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^Torreano, Bradley."The Very Best of Soft Cell – Soft Cell".AllMusic. Retrieved1 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. Retrieved1 September 2019.
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