Coil Tainted Love ( Gloria Jones Cover)

From Panic, Tainted Love Label: Force Form FFK 5. 12, K. 422 FFK 5. 12 Format: Vinyl, 12 Country: UK Released: May 1985 Tracklist A1 Aqua Regis A2 Panic B Tainted Love The song is also included in some versions of Scatology 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 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists. Gloria Jones version (1965) Gloria Jones recorded the original version of Tainted Love. It was the Bside to the 1965 single My Bad Boy s Comin Home, which was a commercial flop, failing to chart in either the US or the UK. Before Jones recorded the song, Cobb had offered it to The Standells, which he