Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 54:56 | |||
Label |
Cooking Vinyl COOK CD245 Spin Art SPART 116 | |||
Producer | Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk | |||
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Singles from Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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Metacritic | 70/100 [1] |
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Robert Christgau |
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Hot Press | 8.5/10 [4] |
NME | Mixed [5] |
Release Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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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]
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
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Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length | 54:56 | |||
Label |
Cooking Vinyl COOK CD245 Spin Art SPART 116 | |||
Producer | Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk | |||
Soft Cell chronology | ||||
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Singles from Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau |
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Hot Press | 8.5/10 [4] |
NME | Mixed [5] |
Release Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
with: