Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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Studio album by Soft Cell | ||||
Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 54:56 | |||
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Cooking Vinyl COOK CD245 Spin Art SPART 116 |
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Producer | Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk | |||
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Singles from Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 |
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Hot Press | 8.5/10 |
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NME | 6/10 |
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Cruelty Without Beauty is the fourth studio album by Soft Cell. The album was released on 8 October 2002. It's Soft Cell's first album since 1984's This Last Night in Sodom.
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
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