The Twelve Inch Singles

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The Twelve Inch Singles is a compilation album by Soft Cell. The album was originally released as a vinyl box set in 1982. It was rereleased on CD format in 1999 (with a slightly revised version reissued in 2001).

Track listing

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

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 It was later withdrawn under pressure by Marc Almond who objected to the inclusion of this new remix.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.

• "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.
• "Say Hello Wave Goodbye" performed by Soft Cell and David Tofani
• "What?" composed by H.B. Barnum
• "...So" composed by David Ball
• "You Only Live Twice" composed by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse
• "007 Theme" composed by John Barry
• "Down in the Subway" composed by Jack Hammer
• "Born to Lose" composed by Johnny Thunders
• "Tainted Love '91" composed by Ed Cobb

References

• The Twelve Inch Singles at AllMusic