The Swampy's - Tainted Love (Gloria Jones Rockabilly Cover)

From '' Psycho Swamp ''
Label: Psycho Psycho Records
Format: Vinyl, 12''
Released: 1987

Tracks
A1 Domino
A2 Psycho Swamp
B1 Tainted Love
B2 The Coffin Maker

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"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 1982, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart and has since been covered by numerous other groups and artists.
There are also covers in other languages, including the Spanish version called "Falso Amor" performed by La Unión.

Selective list of recorded versions

1965: Gloria Jones, original version
1976: Gloria Jones, on the album Vixen (produced by Marc Bolan)
1981: Soft Cell, on the album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
1982: Dave Phillips & the Hot Rod Gang, on the single "Tainted Love / Wild Youth"
1985: Coil, on the 12" single Panic/Tainted Love
1992: The Flying Pickets, on the album The Warning
1992: Inspiral Carpets, on the album Ruby Trax
1994: David Benoit, on the album Lost and Found
1995: Shades Apart, on the album Save It
1997: Atrocity, on the album Werk 80
1998: Country Teasers, on the album Back to the Future, or Brideshead Revisited Revisited
1998: The Living End, as a B-side to the single "All Torn Down"
1999: Johnny Clueless, on the album What's Your Flavour?
1999: My Ruin, on the album Speak and Destroy
2000: Wild Strawberries, on the album Twist as an unnumbered track
2001: Marilyn Manson, on the album Not Another Teen Movie Soundtrack
2001: Max Raabe, on the album Superhits Nummer 2
2002: Prozac+, on the album Miodio
2002: Night Shift, on the album Undercovers
2005: The Pussycat Dolls, on the album PCD
2006: Rihanna sampled Soft Cell's version for her third single "SOS"
2006: Milk Inc., on the album Supersized
2006: Alejandra Guzmán, on the soundtrack of the Mexican film "Cansada De Besar Sapos"
2007: Killwhitneydead, on the album Nothing Less Nothing More
2008: Danny Noriega performed the song on American Idol
2008: The Lost Fingers, on the album Lost in the 80s
2009: David Guetta and Akon use a melody inspired by "Tainted Love" in their song "Sexy Bitch"
2009: My Brightest Diamond, on the album Guilt by Association Vol. 2
2009: The Pigeon Detectives, as a one-off single for the charity "Cash for Kids"
2009: Blackmailers, on the album Contrafact
2010: Flo Rida sampled Soft Cell's version for "Zoosk Girl" (featuring T-Pain)
2010: Imelda May on the album Mayhem

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[brianphefley]

Nice cover. Roackabilly rocks!