The Very Best of Soft Cell is a greatest hits album by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell. It was released on 16 April 2002 by Mercury Records, Universal Music TV and Some 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 the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Very Best of Soft Cell.
Soft Cell Marc Almond – vocals, percussion David James Ball – synthesisers, guitars
Technical
Daniel Miller – production Mike Thorne – production Soft Cell – production David James Ball – production ; remix Ingo Vauk – production Paul Hardiman – engineering Flood – remix assistance Damien Mendis – remix production, remix performance Stuart Bradbury – remix production, remix performance Almighty Associates – remix
Artwork Peter Ashworth – all band photography Peacock – design Stephen Dalton – sleeve notes
Charts Chart (2002) Peakposition
Certifications
References