Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

by Soft Cell
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

by Soft Cell

CD(Bonus Tracks / German Import)

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Overview

In the U.S., Soft Cell, the British duo of singer Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball, were a classic one-hit wonder, that hit being the 1981-82 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 vocals. 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.) At full album length, lyricist Almond's primary preoccupation, only suggested in "Tainted Love," was spelled out; this was a theme album about aberrant sexuality, a tour of a red-light district. The point was well-made on "Sex Dwarf," with its oft-repeated chorus "Isn't it nice/Sugar and spice/Luring disco dollies to a life of vice?" Songs like "Seedy Films," "Entertain Me," and "Secret Life" expanded upon the subject. The insistent beats taken at steady dance tempos, and the chilling electronic sounds conjured by Ball emphasized Almond's fascination with deviance; it almost seemed as though the album had been designed to be played in topless bars. British listeners either saw through Almond's pretense or were amused by him, or both; more puritanical Americans tended to disapprove, which probably limited the group's long-term success stateside. But the music was undeniably influential. The 2002 CD reissue added two lengthy 12" single remixes of "Tainted Love," one of them a medley with the old Supremes hit "Where Did Our Love Go," the other a dub version. [A British version of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret includes eight additional tracks.] ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date: 02/02/1999
Label: Some Bizarre / Def Jam / Island / Polygram / Universal
UPC: 0731453259522
Rank: 63310

Tracks

  1. Frustration
  2. Tainted Love
  3. Seedy Films
  4. Youth
  5. Sex Dwarf
  6. Entertain Me
  7. Chips on My Shoulder
  8. Bedsitter
  9. Secret Life
  10. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
  11. Where Did Our Love Go?
  12. Memorabilia
  13. Facility Girls
  14. Fun City
  15. Torch
  16. Insecure Me
  17. What?
  18. ....So

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Soft Cell   Primary Artist
Marc & the Mambas   Primary Artist
Dave Ball   Synthesizer,Vocals (Background),Vocals,Saxophone,Synthesizer,Electronic Sounds,Multi Instruments
Vicious Pink Phenomena   Vocals (Background)
Marc Almond   Vocals
John Gatchell   Horn,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
David Tofani   Clarinet,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Gary Barnacle   Woodwind
Billie Godfrey   Vocals (Background)
Annie Hogan   Piano
Brian Chambers   Vocals (Background)
Louise Marshall   Vocals (Background)
Cindy Ecstasy   Vocals
Pablo Cook   Percussion
Jack Birchwood   Brass
Louis Marshall   Vocals (Background)
Simon King   Vocals (Background)
Tim Taylor   Bass,Guitar

Technical Credits

Paul Hardiman   Engineer
Dave Ball   Mixing,Producer,Programming,Musical Producer,Synthesizer Programming,Mixing,Composer,Producer,Remixing
Bill Clarke   Engineer
Nicky Kalliongis   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Soft Cell   Composer,Producer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Ed Cobb   Composer
Don Wershba   Engineer
Richard X   Remixing
George Demure   Remixing
Mike Thorne   Producer
Brian Holland   Composer
Brian Chin   Liner Notes
Hidle Brown Barnum   Composer
Marc Almond   Composer,Producer
Will Shapland   Engineer
Philip Larsen   Engineer
The Hacker   Remixing
Roger Wake   Digital Remastering
Harvey Goldberg   Mixing,Producer
Daniel Miller   Producer,Remixing
Michael Christopher   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Pete Maben   Engineer
Richard Smith   Liner Notes
Jack Skinner   Mastering
Arun Chakaraverty   Mastering
Chris Smith   Engineer
David James Ball   Composer
Nathan Cooper   Engineer
Andy Hoggman   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Stefan Betke   Mastering
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