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Gloria Jones (born 19 October 1945, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer. She first recorded the 1964 northern soul classic 
Tainted Love, later a hit for the British synth-pop duo Soft Cell in 1981.
Gloria Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 7, where she first started singing. Gloria’s first taste of fame came at the age of 14, when, while still at school, she formed with Frankie Kahrl and Billy Preston the successful gospel group the Cogic Singers. Although she remained with the group for some four years, she soon found herself drawn into the Los Angeles pop scene.
In 1964, Gloria Jones, in her late-teens, was discovered by hit songwriter Ed Cobb. Signing with Cobb’s Greengrass Productions, Gloria recorded her first hit record, “Heartbeat Pts 1 & 2,” which Cobb wrote and produced. She toured the country, performing on several American TV shows, footage of which still exists. One memorable performance occurred at a Rock and Soul show in Disneyland in the summer of 1965. “Heartbeat” became a classic rhythm and blues tune which later was recorded by Dusty Springfield, Spencer Davis and many other artists who attempted to capture the Gloria Jones sound.
By then, Gloria had gone on to record other songs for Uptown records, a subsidiary of Capitol/EMI. Included among these tunes was another Cobb written song, “Tainted Love”. In fact the group, Soft Cell, whose version of “Tainted Love” reached #1 worldwide, originally heard Gloria sing this classic years before in Northern England. So strong was Gloria’s following there that she was proclaimed the “Northern Queen of Soul.” Gloria also recorded an LP for the Uptown label entitled Come Go With Me which was released in 1966.
Tainted Love, later a hit for the British synth-pop duo Soft Cell in 1981. Gloria Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 7, where she first started singing. Gloria’s first taste of fame came at the age of 14, when, while still at school, she formed with Frankie Kahrl and Billy Preston the successful gospel group the Cogic Singers. Although she remained with the group for some four years, she soon found herself drawn into the Los Angeles pop scene.
In 1964, Gloria Jones, in her late-teens, was discovered by hit songwriter Ed Cobb. Signing with Cobb’s Greengrass Productions, Gloria recorded her first hit record, “Heartbeat Pts 1 & 2,” which Cobb wrote and produced. She toured the country, performing on several American TV shows, footage of which still exists. One memorable performance occurred at a Rock and Soul show in Disneyland in the summer of 1965. “Heartbeat” became a classic rhythm and blues tune which later was recorded by Dusty Springfield, Spencer Davis and many other artists who attempted to capture the Gloria Jones sound.
By then, Gloria had gone on to record other songs for Uptown records, a subsidiary of Capitol/EMI. Included among these tunes was another Cobb written song, “Tainted Love”. In fact the group, Soft Cell, whose version of “Tainted Love” reached #1 worldwide, originally heard Gloria sing this classic years before in Northern England. So strong was Gloria’s following there that she was proclaimed the “Northern Queen of Soul.” Gloria also recorded an LP for the Uptown label entitled Come Go With Me which was released in 1966.
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Tainted Love (1976 Recording)
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Go Now
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Tin Can People
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Windstorm
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Why Can't You Be Mine
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What Did I Do To Lose You
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Share My Love
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Tell Me Now
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Drive Me Crazy (Disco Lady)
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Blue Light Microphone
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AntBeeMomofuku wrote:
Where have I been and not heard this woman until now?! Obviously under the biggest friggin' rock on Earth! This woman can blow, y'all! Love her voice very much!
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clubtrash wrote:
Naw I like her version better! I have heard covers where I liked the cover better, but this is not one of them.
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Fajterica wrote:
tainted love is a great song, i'm glad she was the first but i like all the versions
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NAKED_S0PHIE wrote:
Take my tears and that's not nearly all OHHHH
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DJ_Pathfinder wrote:
tainted love timeless track.
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almagal wrote:
crackin'
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veestar wrote:
Complete and utter dancefloor destruction. Still. Mayhem!
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naftallina wrote:
What a voice.
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deliciouskev wrote:
DAMN!!! This is so HOTTT!! Who knew, I do now!!! Thanx VickyRR 4Real DK
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Nkatariya wrote:
Hi mgwmp
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DoomeyDoomey wrote:
why would this artist cover such a great Marilyn Manson song? I don't get it!!!
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Fonque wrote:
KTF!
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enfieldchris wrote:
One of the best and neglected songwriters at Motown - Gloria needs to be rediscovered!
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theapril-sea wrote:
powerful voice full of sex<33
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wheresmyhat wrote:
Her voice blew me away.
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YelloRandaofTX wrote:
Fab!
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phoneymindless wrote:
Shame on Mr.Manson for covering this song xD
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multicore wrote:
It's shame that people these days only know cover versions of the original songs..
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cardinalclaudia wrote:
http://www.secondhandsongs.com/song/646
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Sander14 wrote:
Much better than Soft Cell imo.
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Why Can't You Be Mine full track | 3:24 |
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Gloria Jones in "Catch My Soul"
17 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thegloriajones
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