From '' Stomp! Shout! Scream! '' Label: Chicken Ranch Records – CR1011 Format: CD, Compilation Country: US Released: 2006
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.
Gloria Jones recorded the original version of "Tainted Love". It was the B-side to the 1965 single "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home", which was a commercial flop, failing to chart in either the US or the UK. Before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to The Standells, which he managed and produced, but they rejected it.
From '' Stomp! Shout! Scream! ''
ReplyDeleteLabel: Chicken Ranch Records – CR1011
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 2006
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965.
It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.
Gloria Jones recorded the original version of "Tainted Love". It was the B-side to the 1965 single "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home", which was a commercial flop, failing to chart in either the US or the UK.
Before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to The Standells, which he managed and produced, but they rejected it.