Cruelty Without Beauty is the fourth 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 September the 25th 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.
Track listing
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
"Darker Times" (Marc Almond, David Ball, Ingo Vauk) "Monoculture" "Le Grand Guignol" "The Night" (Bob Gaudio, Al Ruzicka) "Last Chance" "Together Alone" "Desperate" "Whatever It Takes" "All Out of Love" "Sensation Nation" "Caligula Syndrome" "On an Up"
Personnel
Soft Cell
Marc Almond – vocals, backing vocals, arrangement
Dave Ball – electronic instruments, additional backing vocals
with: Dominic Glover – trumpet Nicol D. Thomson – trombone Mike Smith – saxophone Chris Braide – backing vocals Technical Layout – Grace Van Detta Engineer – Ingo Vauk Assistant mix engineer – Haicong Guo Mastering – Dave Blackman Photography – Evelyn Producer – Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk Programming – Ingo Vauk Additional help – Antti Uusimaki, Philip Bagenal