[52], Almond's next solo album, Chaos and a Dancing Star, also written with Braide, was released January 2020. Almond also recorded a session for the album with John Cale, David Johanson, and Chris Spedding; some made the final cut. [22] Almond performed many times at the famous now demolished Rossiya Concert Hall with Lyudmila Zykina and Alla Bayanova, and with the Rossiya Folk Orchestra. 3), "Torch" (UK No. The album was promoted by the singles "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" and "Tainted Love '91". A 14-track video compilation, Memorabilia – The Video Singles, was released with a slightly different track listing. 1), "Bedsitter" (UK No. 4), "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" (UK No. [9], Almond applied to Leeds Polytechnic, where he was interviewed by Jeff Nuttall, also a performance artist, who accepted him on the strength of his performing skills. Lyrics. [[Image:|250px]] Soft Cell: Marc Almond (left) and David Ball (right). 15 MP3 tracks 128kbps. The show was recorded and released as the CD and video 12 Years of Tears.[17]. Almond's first release in the 1990s was the album Enchanted, which spawned the UK Top 30 hit "A Lover Spurned". Tainted Love '91 (12 version) Soft Cell. [28] In October 2009, Almond released his second album of Russian Romances and Gypsy songs in an album titled Orpheus in Exile. Length: 71 min 46 sec Reed states that he has written 15 songs for the project commenting that Against Nature is "still probably one of the most decadent books ever written" and that Almond had always wanted to perform it, stating that "now we're both jaded aesthetes we could do it". Released in March 1991 on Some Bizzare (catalog no. And so they say they're leaving While you sleep away the day You go out every evening Collecting waifs and strays They follow their illusions They don't know what to do They need a clear direction That's why they turn to you You're pleading Please don't leave me Don't go from me so soon I need to be found For I'm a stray too Don't go Just wait until tomorrow Just wait until tomorrow Just wait until tomorrow On … Marc Almond - Waifs And Strays official video About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features © 2021 … Lyrics. [17], Almond relocated in 2000 to Moscow where he rented an apartment. 1991 Soft Cell: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91 (Video short) Marc Almond 1990 Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984-1990 (Video) 1990 Marc Almond: Waifs and Strays (Video short) Marc Almond He gained two O-Levels in Art and English and was accepted onto a General Art and Design course at Southport College, specialising in Performance Art. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Where the Heart Is (7") Soft Cell Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? [27] In July 2007, Almond celebrated his 50th birthday on stage at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London and in September performed at a tribute show to Marc Bolan, his teenage hero. It was released in 1991 and reached number eight in the UK Albums Chart. [3] He spent a month in a coma after a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 2004 and later became a patron of the brain trauma charity Headway. [7], At the age of 11, Almond attended Aireborough Grammar School near Leeds, West Yorkshire. The singles were issued to promote a new Soft Cell/Marc Almond compilation album, Memorabilia - The Singles, which collected some of the biggest hits from Almond's career throughout the previous ten years. [48] The score for this project has been written by Othon Mataragas with words from Feasting with Panthers collaborator Jeremy Reed. 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. 1991 compilation album by Soft Cell and Marc Almond, (Soft Cell) (not included on Cassette editions), Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Official Charts Company – Soft Cell And Marc Almond", http://www.softcell.co.uk/announcing-keychains-and-snowstorms-boxset/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Memorabilia_–_The_Singles&oldid=983159188, Articles needing additional references from June 2013, All articles needing additional references, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Say Hello Wave Goodbye 12" (The Long Goodbye – Extended Mendelsohn Remix)", This page was last edited on 12 October 2020, at 16:08. [18] However, on its release Fantastic Star gave Almond a hit single with "Adored and Explored", and also minor hits and stage favourites such as "The Idol" and "Child Star". I think it's time to leave it to younger people. Mark Peter Sinclair "Marc" Almond, OBE (born 9 July 1957)[1] is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Genres: Synthpop. His collaborations include a duet with Gene Pitney on the 1989 UK number one single "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart". [20], In 2001, Soft Cell reunited briefly and released their first new album in 18 years, Cruelty Without Beauty. Wally's Warehouse Waifs. Waifs And Strays (Grid Twilight Mix) Remix – The Grid. Soft Cell disbanded in 1984 just before the release of their fourth album, This Last Night in Sodom, but the duo briefly reunited in 2001. ... by Gene Pitney / Soft Cell. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball.The duo are principally known for their 1981 hit version of "Tainted Love" (#8 US) and 1981 debut album entitled Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/new wave duo Soft Cell. Memorabilia – The Singles received good reviews from the majority of critics. He signed the duo to his Some Bizzare label and they enjoyed a string of nine Top 40 hit singles and four Top 20 albums in the UK between 1981 and 1984. WAIFS AND STRAYS (GRID TWILIGHT MIX) THE DESPERATE HOURS (12” DUB MIX) DISC THREE: PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS. They need a clear direction. Lyrics. Brel became a major influence. A LOVER SPURNED (DIR. He has also had a diverse career as a solo artist. [41] That year Almond also received The Ivor Novello Inspiration Award which was presented to him by longtime friend and co-Manager Vicki Wickham, and was also awarded the Icon Award from Attitude. [45] Finally, Almond released a studio recording of his 2011 show, Ten Plagues - A Song Cycle. It featured poetry set to music, including the poems of Count Eric Stenbock, Jean Genet, Jean Cocteau, Paul Verlaine and Rimbaud. This album was released in 1993 as Absinthe, and was initially recorded in the late 1980s then finished in Paris in the early 1990s. Lyrics. [30] The album marks Almond's 30th anniversary as a recording artist, a fact he celebrated with a new concert tour in Autumn 2010. [37] The production also featured ex-Libertines member Carl Barât, French singer-songwriter Benjamin Biolay, Swedish singer Fredrika Stahl and was directed by ex-Clash drummer Peter Howard. Waifs and Strays Soft Cell. The compilation was partly assembled (by Stevo from Some Bizarre. He disbanded the collective when it started to feel too much like a regular band. He listened at first to progressive music, blues, and rock, and bands such as Free, Jethro Tull, Van der Graaf Generator, The Who, and The Doors. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and influential multi-platinum debut ''Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret''. SOFCD 1; CD). [1] The album was promoted by the singles "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye '91" and "Tainted Love '91". They don't know what to do. Lyrics. A further single from the album, "Waifs and Strays", was remixed by Dave Ball who was now in the electronic dance band The Grid. Waifs & Strays (Grid Twilight Mix) by Soft Cell, Marc Almond on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk Select Your Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our … As an adolescent, Almond listened to Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg. The album featured a duet ("Threat of Love") with Siouxsie Sioux as well as one ("Almost Diamonds") with Kelli Ali (then of the Sneaker Pimps). Much of Fantastic Star was originally recorded in New York with Mike Thorne, but later after signing to Mercury, was reworked in London. Almond became a fan of Bolan after hearing him on The John Peel Show, buying the T. Rex single "Ride a White Swan". In October 2004, Almond was seriously injured in a motorbike accident near St Paul's Cathedral, London. Lyrics. [51] In September 2017 the album Shadows & Reflections was released, entering the UK chart at No.14. [16] This album featured Almond's version of "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart", which was later re-recorded as a duet with the song's original singer Gene Pitney and released as a single. Almond became involved with the New York Underground Art Scene at this time with writer/DJ Anita Sarko, which led him to meet artists including Andy Warhol and perform at a number of Art events. It was at Leeds Polytechnic that Almond met David Ball, a fellow student; they formed Soft Cell in 1977. [25] He also suffered serious head injuries, multiple breaks and fractures, a collapsed lung and damaged hearing. 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". In 1982, Almond formed Marc and the Mambas as an offshoot project from Soft Cell. This ensemble, known as The Willing Sinners, worked alongside Almond for the subsequent albums Stories of Johnny (1985) from which the title track became a minor hit, and Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (1987), also produced by Mike Hedges. Memorabilia. "Mutant Moments" came to the attention of music entrepreneur Stevo Pearce, who at the time was compiling a "futurist" chart for the music papers Record Mirror and Sounds which featured young, upcoming and experimental bands of the new wave of electronic sound. Almond's next album Fantastic Star saw him part with WEA and sign to Mercury Records. Track 13, "Waifs And Strays" is incorrectly listed on the disc as 5:08. Waifs & Strays - Grid Twilight Mix is a very happy song bySoft Cellwith a tempo of 199 BPM. Together Alone Lyrics: 4. [34] Later in the same year Almond took part in a music-theatre work Ten Plagues, held at Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre, as part of the 2011 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, from 1 to 28 August 2011. The track runs 6 minutes and 37 seconds long with a B key and a major mode. That's why they turn to you. [7], Almond and Dave Ball formed the synthesiser-based duo Soft Cell and signed to the Some Bizzare label. 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