Tainted Love
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This article is about the song performed by Gloria Jones. For the album by Jan Howard, see Tainted Love (album). For the album by Shivaree, see Tainted Love: Mating Calls and Fight Songs.
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964.[1] Renowned session musician and virtuoso guitarist Glen Campbell played lead guitar.[2] It attained worldwide fame after being covered and reworked by British synth-pop duo Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists. A version by Impedance reached #14 on the Canadian Dance charts, April 14, 1990.[3]
Quick Facts Single by Gloria Jones, A-side ...
"Tainted Love" | ||||
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Single by Gloria Jones | ||||
A-side | "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home" | |||
Released | May 1965 | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 2:11 | |||
Label | Champion (distributed by Vee-Jay) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Edward Cobb | |||
Producer(s) | Ed Cobb | |||
Gloria Jones singles chronology | ||||
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