The Very Best of Soft Cell

The Very Best of Soft Cell is a greatest hits album by English synth-pop duo Soft Cell. It was released on 16 April 2002 by Mercury Records, Universal Music TV and Some Bizzare Records. The album includes most of the duo's singles, as well as B-sides, such as "Insecure Me" (in a newly edited version) and "It's a Mug's Game". The song "Numbers" was considerably shortened for this release, while its AA side "Barriers" was omitted. Two new songs, "Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime" and "Divided Soul", and two brand-new remixes of "Tainted Love" and "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" were also included. The album reached number 37 on the UK Albums Chart.

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Very Best of Soft Cell.

Soft Cell

 * Marc Almond – vocals, percussion
 * David James Ball – synthesisers, guitars

Technical

 * Daniel Miller – production (track 1)
 * Mike Thorne – production (tracks 2–13, 18, 19)
 * Soft Cell – production (track 12, 14, 15)
 * David James Ball – production (track 16, 17); remix (track 12)
 * Ingo Vauk – production (track 16, 17)
 * Paul Hardiman – engineering (track 2)
 * Flood – remix assistance (track 12)
 * Damien Mendis – remix production, remix performance (track 18)
 * Stuart Bradbury – remix production, remix performance (track 18)
 * Almighty Associates – remix (track 19)

Artwork

 * Peter Ashworth – all band photography
 * Peacock – design
 * Stephen Dalton – sleeve notes