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In the U.S., Soft Cell, the British duo of singer Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball, was a classic one-hit wonder, that hit being the remake of Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love," which dominated dance clubs and eventually peaked in the pop Top Ten with its synth-pop sound and Almond's plaintive vocal in 1981-1982. In the U.K., the group not only had a longer career, but also influenced a raft of similar performers. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, originally released in Britain in the fall of 1981, contained both the band's first hit and its follow-up, "Bedsitter," its title referring to what in America would be called a studio apartment. (A third U.K. Top Five hit, "Say Hello Wave Goodbye," emerged from the LP.) – AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist
01 Frustration
02 Tainted Love
03 Seedy Films
04 Youth
05 Sex Dwarf
06 Entertain Me
07 Chips On My Shoulder
08 Bedsitter
09 Secret Life
10 Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Cat no: 3789444
In the U.S., Soft Cell, the British duo of singer Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball, was a classic one-hit wonder, that hit being the remake of Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love," which dominated dance clubs and eventually peaked in the pop Top Ten with its synth-pop sound and Almond's plaintive vocal in 1981-1982. In the U.K., the group not only had a longer career, but also influenced a raft of similar performers. Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, originally released in Britain in the fall of 1981, contained both the band's first hit and its follow-up, "Bedsitter," its title referring to what in America would be called a studio apartment. (A third U.K. Top Five hit, "Say Hello Wave Goodbye," emerged from the LP.) – AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Tracklist
01 Frustration
02 Tainted Love
03 Seedy Films
04 Youth
05 Sex Dwarf
06 Entertain Me
07 Chips On My Shoulder
08 Bedsitter
09 Secret Life
10 Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Cat no: 3789444
