| Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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| Studio album by Soft Cell | ||||
| Released | 8 October 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Synthpop | |||
| Length | 54:56 | |||
| Label |
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| Producer | Dave Ball, Ingo Vauk | |||
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| Singles from Cruelty Without Beauty | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Blender | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Hot Press | 8.5/10 |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 6/10 |
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| Q | |
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Cruelty Without Beauty is the fourth studio album by Soft Cell. The album was released on 8 October 2002. It's Soft Cell's first album since 1984's This Last Night in Sodom.
All songs written by Marc Almond and David Ball unless otherwise noted.
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