Memorabilia – The Singles

Memorabilia – The Singles is a compilation album of songs by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond, both as a solo artist and with his partner Dave Ball as the synthpop duo Soft Cell. It was released in 1991 and reached number eight in the UK Albums Chart.[1] The album was promoted by the singles "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" and "Tainted Love '91".

Memorabilia – The Singles
Compilation album by
Soft Cell and Marc Almond
Released20 May 1991 (UK)
Recorded1980–1991
GenreSynthpop
LabelMercury
ProducerVarious
Soft Cell and Marc Almond chronology
The Singles
(1986)		 Memorabilia – The Singles
(1991)		 Down in the Subway
(1994)
Marc Almond chronology
Enchanted
(1990)		 Memorabilia – The Singles
(1991)		 Tenement Symphony
(1991)

The majority of the Soft Cell singles on this compilation are not the original versions and have new re-recorded vocals and some new musical recordings and remixing, with the exception of "Torch" and "Soul Inside".[2]

The version of "Soul Inside" is unique to this recording, as is "Tears Run Rings", which is an edited version of the Justin Strauss remix.[3]

The compilation was partly assembled (by Stevo from Some Bizarre. While almost every Soft Cell single (to that date) was included in the package, the compilers opted to overlook all of Almond's solo and Mambas work up to 1988 except for his 1985 collaboration with Bronski Beat.

The compilation was released as an LP, CD, cassette and VHS video in May 1991, receiving positive reviews. The artwork was designed by Big-Active Limited with a cover photograph by Richard Haughton.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Memorabilia – The Singles received good reviews from the majority of critics.

Track listing

LP

All tracks are written by D. Ball and M. Almond; except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memorabilia '91" (Soft Cell) 3:56
2."Tainted Love '91" (Soft Cell)Ed Cobb2:56
3."Bedsitter" (Soft Cell) 3:36
4."Torch" (Soft Cell) 4:07
5."What" (Soft Cell)H.B. Barnum3:08
6."Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (Soft Cell) 5:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Where the Heart Is '91" (Soft Cell) 4:32
8."I Feel Love (Medley)" (Jimmy Somerville with Bronski Beat featuring Marc Almond)Moroder, Bellotte, Summer5:47
9."Tears Run Rings" (Marc Almond)M. Almond5:40
10."A Lover Spurned" (Marc Almond)M. Almond5:38
11."Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" (Marc Almond Featuring Gene Pitney)Greenway, Cook4:41

CD and cassette

All tracks are written by D. Ball and M. Almond; except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Memorabilia '91" (Soft Cell) 3:56
2."Tainted Love '91" (Soft Cell)Ed Cobb2:56
3."Bedsitter" (Soft Cell) 3:36
4."Torch" (Soft Cell) 4:07
5."What" (Soft Cell)H.B. Barnum3:08
6."Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" (Soft Cell) 5:20
7."Soul Inside" (Soft Cell) 4:36
8."Where the Heart Is '91" (Soft Cell) 4:32
9."I Feel Love (Medley)" (Jimmy Somerville with Bronski Beat featuring Marc Almond)Moroder, Bellotte, Summer5:47
10."Tears Run Rings" (Marc Almond)M. Almond5:40
11."A Lover Spurned" (Marc Almond)M. Almond5:38
12."Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" (Marc Almond Featuring Gene Pitney)Greenway, Cook4:41
European edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Say Hello Wave Goodbye 12" (The Long Goodbye – Extended Mendelsohn Remix)" (Soft Cell) 8:18
14."Waifs and Strays (Grid Twilight Mix)" (Marc Almond)M. Almond6:36
US edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Waifs and Strays" (Marc Almond)M. Almond4:32
14."Memorabilia '91 (12" Version)" (Soft Cell) (not included on Cassette editions) 6:49
15."Tainted Love '91 (12" version)" (Soft Cell) (not included on Cassette editions)Ed Cobb5:51

Memorabilia – The Video Singles

A 14-track video compilation, Memorabilia – The Video Singles, was released with a slightly different track listing. "What" was accidentally left off the printed track listing on the outer cover of some releases of Memorabilia – The Video Singles, but is actually included on the videocassette itself.

  1. "Memorabilia"
  2. "Tainted Love '91"
  3. "Bedsitter"
  4. "Torch"
  5. "What"
  6. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91"
  7. "Soul Inside"
  8. "Where the Heart Is"
  9. "I Feel Love (Medley)"
  10. "Tears Run Rings"
  11. "A Love Spurned"
  12. "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart"
  13. "The Stars We Are" (Annie Hogan, Marc Almond)
  14. "Waifs and Strays"

References
  1. "The Official Charts Company – Soft Cell And Marc Almond". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. https://www.discogs.com/master/view/3494
    - http://www.softcell.co.uk/announcing-keychains-and-snowstorms-boxset/
  3. https://www.discogs.com/master/view/3494
  4. Allmusic review


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