(en) William Ruhlmann, « Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret review at Allmusic », Allmusic, Rovi Corporation (consulté le ) "the remake of Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love," which dominated dance clubs and eventually peaked in the pop Top Ten with its synth-pop sound and Almond's plaintive vocal in 1981-1982."
(en) Tim Sendra, « Pop & Wave, Vol. 1 review at Allmusic », Allmusic, Rovi Corporation (consulté le ) "the collection has some of the biggest hits of the new wave era. Songs like "Cars" by Gary Numan, "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (...) are the type of tunes that define the era."
