Tainted Love (1965 original recording)

~ Recording by Gloria Jones

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesMy Bad Boy's Comin' Home / Tainted LoveGloria JonesSingle
Champion Records (Vee-Jay subsidiary)C-14003
1.2Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesMy Bad Boy's Comin' Home / Tainted Love (7" styrene)Gloria JonesSingle
Champion Records (Vee-Jay subsidiary)14003
1.1Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesTainted LoveGloria JonesSingle
Champion Records (Vee-Jay subsidiary)14003
1.6Tainted Love2:14Gloria JonesSoul Shots, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 75757
1.7Tainted Love2:13Gloria JonesCalifornia Dream GirlsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EdeltonEDL 2707 2
1.3Tainted Love2:15Gloria JonesWhat Color Is LoveVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Song Digital2006
1.16Tainted Love2:15Gloria JonesRock Around the ClockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
It’s Music22 507
1.12Tainted Love2:15Gloria Jones38 soulklassiker 1960–69Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Diesel Music ABDiesel C-18
1.7Tainted Love2:15Gloria JonesThe Wigan Casino Story: The Final ChapterVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Goldmine Soul SupplyGSCD090
5.12Tainted Love2:15Gloria JonesBeg, Scream & Shout! The Big Ol’ Box of ’60s SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-08-05
Rhino (reissue label)R2 72815
1.1Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesSoul Survivors, Volume 2: 25 Years of Wigan CasinoVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1998-09-07
Telstar TVTTVCD2992
1.6Tainted Love2:13Gloria JonesFloorfillers! 45 Classic Northern Soul 45’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
TE RecordsRADCD91
1.22Tainted Love2:10Gloria JonesSoul SatisfactionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCLD 19398
1.10Tainted Love2:16Gloria JonesRoots of Rhythm: Unchain My HeartVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special ProductsOPCD 1916
2.13Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesThe Best Northern Soul All‐Nighter… Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin TVVTDCD 377
1.15Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesRude Boy RevivalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-03-18
Telstar TVTTVCD3247
2.5Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesThe Very Best of Northern SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2003-09-15
Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMBX42
1.5Tainted Love2:08Gloria JonesThe Ultimate Northern Soul AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-07-12
Decadance (UK label)DECTV022
1.11Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesSOUL, Volume 1: Dancefloor ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Amigo (Swedish label)AMSCD110
1.1Tainted Love?:??Gloria JonesPlay Back: Good Music, Re-visitedVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 519276 2
1.4Tainted Love2:10Gloria JonesSixties Soul SensationsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Club (Demon Music Club, UK)MCCD593
2.10Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesThe Best Northern Soul All-Nighter... Ever!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VTDL 08
2.15Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesHere Come the GirlsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-02-25
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5306472, 5306473, 5306474
3.13Tainted Love2:13Gloria JonesA Complete Introduction to Northern SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-11-17
Universal UMC531 261-8
1.1Tainted Love2:13Gloria JonesYou Heard It Here First!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCHD 1204
1.8Tainted Love2:13Gloria JonesMastermix Classic Cuts 34: Northern Soul (remaster)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)CC034
1.5Tainted Love2:14Gloria JonesNorthern Soul: 20 Original ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-07-19
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)SPEC2044
1.7Tainted Love2:13Gloria JonesSoulBoyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • GB2010-08-30
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)5328443
1.16Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesBe My Baby 2: More Music From the Girls of the SixtiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88765402672
1.15Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesSoul SistersVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5338169
1.2Tainted Love2:13Gloria JonesMove On Up: The Very Best of Northern SoulVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2015-03-16
Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited)5358725
1.1Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesTainted Love: The Original SingleGloria JonesSingle
  • XW2015-10-09
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)
1.18Tainted Love2:13Gloria Jones101 Motown AnthemsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)UMC 10106
3.20Tainted Love2:10Gloria Jones101 Hits: Are We There Yet?!Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2018-08-17
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label)3842348
1.19Tainted Love (single version)2:11Gloria JonesPizza MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
FP
2.18Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesMastermix Presents the 100 Collection: Soul & MotownVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)MM100SM
2.5Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesThe Hits Album: The 60s AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2020-01-24
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)19439721042
2.2Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesThe Hits Album: The Classic Soul AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases)
2.2Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesWigan Casino 40th Anniversary AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Spectrum (UK label)SPECXX 2104
Promotion
1.2Tainted Love2:12Gloria JonesMy Bad Boy's Comin' Home / Tainted LoveGloria JonesSingle
Champion Records (Vee-Jay subsidiary)C-14003
2.17Tainted Love2:11Gloria JonesClassic Cuts Presents: The Soul BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Factory (UK promotional remix service)BX037
Bootleg
2.58Tainted Love?:??Gloria JonesNever Mind the BootlegsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Boom Selectionbs0001
Withdrawn
1.12Tainted Love (single version)2:11Gloria JonesSummer CruisingVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2023-03-30
UMe (imprint of Universal Music Enterprises)

Relationships

engineer:Armin Steiner
producer:Ed Cobb
arranger:Lincoln Mayorga
mash-ups:Tainted Good Thing (Gloria Jones vs. Fine Young Cannibals) by DRA’man (mashup artist)
recording of:Tainted Love (in 1965)

Related works

Tainted Love

lyricist and composer:Ed Cobb
publisher:Burlington Music Co., Ltd.
Embassy Music Corporation
sub-publisher:ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
later parody versions:Faithless Love
Tainted Pub
later translated versions:Böser Sex
Falso amor
music quoted in:SOS