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| Name = The Twelve Inch Singles
| Type = compilation
| name = The Twelve Inch Singles
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| type = compilation
| Artist = [[Soft Cell]]
| artist = [[Soft Cell]]
| Cover = Soft Cell - The Twelve Inch Singles Coverart.jpg
| cover = Soft Cell - The Twelve Inch Singles Coverart.jpg
| Released = 2001
| released = 1982, 1999, 2001
| recorded = 1980–1984 (with later remixes)
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| genre = [[Synth-pop]]
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| Label = Polygram
| label = Polygram<br /><small>548 506-2</small>
| Producer =
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| year = 1982
| Reviews = *[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvfuxqu0ldse link]
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| Last album = ''[[Say Hello to Soft Cell]]''<br/>{1996)
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| Next album = ''[[The Very Best of Soft Cell]]''<br/>(2002)
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'''''The Twelve Inch Singles''''' is a [[compilation album]] by [[Soft Cell]]. The album was released in [[2001]].
'''''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|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==
==Track listing==
;CD1
#"Memorabilia" - 7:39
#"Persuasion" - 7:35
#"Memorabilia" 7:39
#"Persuasion" – 7:35
#"[[Tainted Love]]/Where Did Our Love" - 8:57
#"Tainted Dub" - 9:14
#"[[Tainted Love]]/[[Where Did Our Love Go]]" 8:57
#"Bedsitter" - 7:52
#"Tainted Dub" 9:14
#"Facility Girls" - 7:18
#"Bedsitter" 7:52
#"Facility Girls" – 7:18
#"Say Hello Wave Goodbye" - 8:55
#"[[Say Hello, Wave Goodbye]]" 8:55
#"Fun City" - 7:31
#"Torch" - 8:29
#"Fun City" 7:31

#"Insecure Me" - 8:17
;CD2
#"What!" - 6:10
#"...So" - 8:51
#"[[Torch (song)|Torch]]" 8:29
#"Where the Heart Is" - 9:45
#"Insecure Me" 8:17
#"It's a Mugs Game" - 8:11
#"What!" 6:10
#"Numbers" - 10:26
#"...So" 8:51
#"Where the Heart Is" – 9:45
#"Barriers" - 7:06
#"Soul Inside" - 11:59
#"It's a Mug's Game" 8:11
#"Numbers" – 10:26
#"Loving You - Hating Me" - 6:37
#"Barriers" 7:06
#"You Only Live Twice" - 6:58

#"007 Theme" - 3:35
;CD3
#"Her Imagination" - 5:21
#"Down in the Subway" - 7:51
#"Soul Inside" 11:59
#"Disease and Desire" - 4:04
#"Loving You, Hating Me" 6:37
#"[[You Only Live Twice (song)|You Only Live Twice]]" 6:58
#"Born to Lose" - 2:55
#"[[James Bond music#"007 Theme"|007 Theme]]" – 3:35
#"Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) - 6:51
#"Tainted Love '91" - 5:52
#"Her Imagination" 5:21
#"Down in the Subway" – 7:51
#"Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91 (the Long Goodbye - Extended Mendelsohn Rem)" - 5:03
#"Where the Heart Is '91" - 8:43
#"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==
==Notes==
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.
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 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.]]
*"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
*"Say Hello Wave Goodbye" performed by [[Soft Cell]] and David Tofani
*"What?" composed by H.B. Barnum
*"What?" composed by H.B. Barnum
*"...So" composed by [[David Ball]]
*"...So" composed by [[David Ball (electronic musician)|David Ball]]
*"You Only Live Twice" composed by [[John Barry]] and [[Leslie Bricusse]]
*"You Only Live Twice" composed by [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] and [[Leslie Bricusse]]
*"007 Theme" composed by [[John Barry]]
*"007 Theme" composed by [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]
*"Down in the Subway" composed by [[Jack Hammer]]
*"Down in the Subway" composed by [[Jack Hammer (composer)|Jack Hammer]]
*"Born to Lose" composed by [[Johnny Thunders]]
*"Born to Lose" composed by [[Johnny Thunders]]
*"Tainted Love '91" composed by [[Ed Cobb]]
*"Tainted Love '91" composed by [[Ed Cobb]]


==References==
==References==
*{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r568679}}
*{{allmusic|id=10:wvfuxqu0ldse|name=''The Twelve Inch Singles''}}


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Latest revision as of 22:49, 27 May 2024

The Twelve Inch Singles
Compilation album by
Released1982, 1999, 2001
Recorded1980–1984 (with later remixes)
GenreSynth-pop
LabelPolygram
548 506-2
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

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
  1. "Memorabilia" – 7:39
  2. "Persuasion" – 7:35
  3. "Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go" – 8:57
  4. "Tainted Dub" – 9:14
  5. "Bedsitter" – 7:52
  6. "Facility Girls" – 7:18
  7. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" – 8:55
  8. "Fun City" – 7:31
CD2
  1. "Torch" – 8:29
  2. "Insecure Me" – 8:17
  3. "What!" – 6:10
  4. "...So" – 8:51
  5. "Where the Heart Is" – 9:45
  6. "It's a Mug's Game" – 8:11
  7. "Numbers" – 10:26
  8. "Barriers" – 7:06
CD3
  1. "Soul Inside" – 11:59
  2. "Loving You, Hating Me" – 6:37
  3. "You Only Live Twice" – 6:58
  4. "007 Theme" – 3:35
  5. "Her Imagination" – 5:21
  6. "Down in the Subway" – 7:51
  7. "Disease and Desire" – 4:04
  8. "Born to Lose" – 2:55
  9. "Memorabilia '91" (Extended Grid Remix) – 6:51
  10. "Tainted Love '91" – 5:52
  11. "Say Hello Wave Goodbye '91 (The Long Goodbye – Extended Mendelsohn Remix)" – 5:03
  12. "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.

References

[edit]