Memorabilia – The Singles

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Memorabilia – The Singles
Compilation album by Soft Cell and Marc Almond
Released	20 May 1991 (UK)
Recorded	1980–1991
Genre	Synthpop
Label
Producer	Various
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)

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".

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.^{[citation needed]} The artwork was designed by Big-Active Limited with a cover photograph by Richard Haughton.

Reception[]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Memorabilia – The Singles received good reviews from the majority of critics.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing[]

LP[]

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

CD and cassette[]

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

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"

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