The Very Best of Soft Cell

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.

The Very Best of Soft Cell
Greatest hits album by Soft Cell
Released	16 April 2002
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	79:30
Label	Mercury Universal Music TV Some Bizzare
Producer	David James Ball Daniel Miller Soft Cell Mike Thorne Ingo Vauk
Soft Cell chronology
The Twelve Inch Singles (2001) The Very Best of Soft Cell (2002) 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Soft Cell (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marc Almond and David James Ball, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Memorabilia"		4:51
2.	"Tainted Love" (7″ version)	Edward B. Cobb	2:42
3.	"Where Did Our Love Go?"	Edward Holland Jr. Brian Holland Lamont Dozier	3:11
4.	"Bedsitter" (7″ version)		3:39
5.	"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye"		5:27
6.	"Sex Dwarf"		5:18
7.	"Torch"		4:09
8.	"Insecure Me" (2002 edit)		3:13
9.	"What?"	H.B. Barnum	4:35
10.	"Where the Heart Is"		4:35
11.	"It's a Mugs Game" (7″ version)		5:27
12.	"Numbers" (2002 edit)		3:34
13.	"Loving You Hating Me" (remix)		4:31
14.	"Soul Inside"		4:31
15.	"Down in the Subway"	Jack Hammer	3:28
16.	"Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime"		4:11
17.	"Divided Soul"	Almond Ball Ingo Vauk	4:05
18.	"Tainted Love" (2XS remix; 2002 remix)	Cobb	3:19
19.	"Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (Almighty radio edit; 2002 remix)		4:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Very Best of Soft Cell.[2]

Soft Cell

• Marc Almond – vocals, percussion
• David James Ball – synthesisers, guitars

Technical

• Daniel Miller – production (track 1)
• Mike Thorne – production (tracks 2–13, 18, 19)
• Soft Cell – production (track 12, 14, 15)
• David James Ball – production (track 16, 17); remix (track 12)
• Ingo Vauk – production (track 16, 17)
• Paul Hardiman – engineering (track 2)
• Flood – remix assistance (track 12)
• Damien Mendis – remix production, remix performance (track 18)
• Stuart Bradbury – remix production, remix performance (track 18)
• Almighty Associates – remix (track 19)

Artwork

• Peter Ashworth – all band photography
• Peacock – design
• Stephen Dalton – sleeve notes

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[3]	63
UK Albums (OCC)[4]	37

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Gold	100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Torreano, Bradley. "The Very Best of Soft Cell – Soft Cell". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
2. The Very Best of Soft Cell (liner notes). Soft Cell. Mercury Records. 2002. 586 834-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
5. "British album certifications – Soft Cell – The Very Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type The Very Best Of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.