2002 studio album by Soft Cell
Cruelty Without Beauty is the fourth[9] studio album by Soft Cell. The album was released on 8 October 2002. It is Soft Cell's first album since 1984's This Last Night in Sodom. An expanded and remastered re-issue of the album was released on 25 September 2020. It included new remixes by Dave Ball, 4 of which were released as a limited white vinyl 12-inch single. The album was also released on vinyl for the first time.[10]
Track listing
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
- "Darker Times" (Marc Almond, David Ball, Ingo Vauk)
- "Monoculture"
- "Le Grand Guignol"
- "The Night" (Bob Gaudio, Al Ruzicka)
- "Last Chance"
- "Together Alone"
- "Desperate"
- "Whatever It Takes"
- "All Out of Love"
- "Sensation Nation"
- "Caligula Syndrome"
- "On an Up"
Personnel
- Soft Cell
- Marc Almond – vocals, backing vocals, arrangement
- Dave Ball – electronic instruments, additional backing vocals
with:
- Dominic Glover – trumpet
- Nicol D. Thomson – trombone
- Mike Smith – saxophone
- Chris Braide – backing vocals
- Technical
- Layout – Grace Van Detta
- Engineer – Ingo Vauk
- Assistant mix engineer – Haicong Guo
- Mastering – Dave Blackman
- Photography – Evelyn
- Producer – Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk
- Programming – Ingo Vauk
- Additional help – Antti Uusimaki, Philip Bagenal
References
- ^ a b c "Reviews for Cruelty Without Beauty by Soft Cell". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Cruelty Without Beauty – Soft Cell". AllMusic.
- ^ "CG: Soft Cell". Robert Christgau official website. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Hayden, Jackie (17 December 2002). "Cruelty Without Beauty". Hot Press. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Robinson, Peter (12 September 2005). "Soft Cell : Cruelty Without Beauty". NME. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Noheden, Kristoffer (1 October 2002). "Soft Cell: Cruelty Without Beauty". Release Magazine. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; David Hoard, Christian (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album GuideThe New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 757. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Dalton, Stephen (October 2002). "Soft Cell: Cruelty Without Beauty (Cooking Vinyl) ****". Uncut. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Soft Cell working on new album 'destined to come out next year'".
- ^ "Cruelty Without Beauty – 2020 Expanded Reissue".
