Soft Cell were Marc Almond (lead singer) and Dave Ball (synths). This new wave, synth-pop duo (there were plenty of them in the eighties, which Im grateful for) were best known for their No.1 80s smash hit Tainted Love, which was a double-A side with Where Did Our Love Go, and their only tune to make it into the U.S. Billboard Top 100 (reaching No.8), and also reaching #4 in the U.S. Dance Charts. Released as the lead single from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, the 7 became the best-selling single of 1981 and was a huge hit across Europe, topping the charts in several countries including the UK. Tainted Love was originally released as the B-side to My Bad Boys Comin Home by Gloria Jones in May 1965. Interestingly, the song was also covered by Marilyn Manson in 2001 for the soundtrack to the movie Not Another Teen Movie. Where Did Our Love Go? was originally recorded by The Supremes and gave the Motown group their first No.1 hit in the U.S. during 1964. After releasing four albums, the duo split in 1984, but reformed in the early 2000s to tour and released a new album in 2002. After Soft Cell, Marc Almond had a successful solo career and Dave Ball formed the 90s dance act Grid. I am the only one who thinks that Dave Ball looks like Peter Gill (Ped), the drummer from Frankie Goes To Hollywood in the photo of the Bedsitter single sleeve below?
Posted on: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:08:57 +0000
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