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Say Hello to Soft Cell

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{{Infobox album

| name = Say Hello to Soft Cell

| type = compilation

| artist = Soft Cell

| cover = Soft Cell - Say Hello to Soft Cell Coverart.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1996

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Synth-pop

| length = 69:06

| label = Spectrum
552 086-2

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| prev_title = Down in the Subway

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = The Twelve Inch Singles

| next_year = 2001

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/say-hello-to-soft-cell-mw0000665740|title=Say Hello to Soft Cell - Soft Cell - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=19 September 2014}}

| noprose = yes

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Say Hello to Soft Cell is a compilation album by Soft Cell. The album was released in 1996 by Spectrum and collects singles, album tracks and b-sides. It is also notable for the inclusion of A Man Can Get Lost (incorrectly titled as A Man Could Get Lost in the artwork), formerly previously available only on 7" vinyl single and (at the time) unavailable on CD, until subsequent releases corrected this. The four-page booklet contains a brief biography by Marc Almond.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/720382-Soft-Cell-Featuring-Marc-Almond-Say-Hello-To-Soft-Cell|title=Soft Cell Featuring Marc Almond - Say Hello to Soft Cell|website=Discogs}}

The album was reissued in 1999 with different artwork that omitted the 'featuring Marc Almond' epithet but repeated the mistakes made regarding the track listing (see Notes).{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/236535-Soft-Cell-Say-Hello-To-Soft-Cell|title = Soft Cell - Say Hello to Soft Cell|website = Discogs}}

Track listing

  1. "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" - 5:23 (*)
  2. "Torch" - 4:09
  3. "Bedsitter" - 3:38
  4. "You Only Live Twice" (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse) - 4:35
  5. "Heat" - 6:14
  6. "The Art of Falling Apart" - 5:03
  7. "Facility Girls" - 2:24
  8. "Born to Lose" (Johnny Thunders) - 2:57
  9. "Sex Dwarf" - 5:22
  10. "Disease and Desire" - 4:06
  11. "Chips on My Shoulder" - 4:09
  12. "Frustration" - 4:13
  13. "Mr. Self Destruct" - 3:15
  14. "Numbers" - 4:58
  15. "Where Was Your Heart (When You Needed It Most)" - 5:11
  16. "A Man Could Get Lost" - 3:18 (**)

Notes

All songs written by Marc Almond and Dave Ball unless otherwise noted.

  • (*) "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" is actually the Julian Mendelsohn remix Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91.
  • (**) As previously mentioned, "A Man Could Get Lost" is actually the early vocal version of this track entitled A Man Can Get Lost.

References

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Category:Soft Cell albums

Category:1996 compilation albums