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American artist Gloria Jones made the first recording of "Tainted Love" in 1964. Glen Campbell played lead guitar. [4] The song was written and produced by Ed Cobb and arranged by Lincoln Mayorga. It was the B-side of her 1965 single "My Bad Boy's Comin' Home", [5] which was a commercial flop, failing to chart on either the US or the UK.
In fact the group, Soft Cell, whose version of "Tainted Love" reached #1 worldwide, originally heard Gloria Jones sing this classic years before in Northern England. So strong was Gloria Jones’ following there that she was proclaimed the "Northern Queen of Soul." Marc Bolan of T-Rex was so impressed by Gloria's talents that they joined forces.
Gloria Richetta Jones (born October 19, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as "The Queen of Northern Soul". [1] She recorded the 1965 hit song " Tainted Love " and has worked in multiple genres as a Motown songwriter and recording artist, backing vocalist, and as a ...
Gloria Jones (1945- ) Gloria Jones, left, was the queen of soul in the UK. Blues singer H-Bomb Ferguson, right, was a colorful performer in Cincinnati in his later years.
Vixen is the third studio album by Gloria Jones, released in 1976. This album features songs written by Marc Bolan, as well as the only two confirmed Bolan and Jones co-writes, "High", and "Cry Baby". It also features an updated version of "Tainted Love", which Gloria originally recorded in 1965.
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Come Go with Me is the debut studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1966. The album is available in mono and stereo versions. "The New 'Heartbeat' Sound That Never Quits". It is from this period with Ed Cobb that also produced "Tainted Love" and "My Bad Boy's Coming Home."
After the chart failure of "Memorabilia", Phonogram Records allowed Soft Cell to record a second and final single in an attempt to score a chart success. The band opted to record a cover version of "Tainted Love", an obscure 1965 northern soul track originally released by Gloria Jones (the girlfriend of Marc Bolan at the time of his death) and written by Ed Cobb of the Four Preps.