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  2. Dave Ball
Dave Ball

DAVE BALL

About

Dave Ball is a songwriter with 133 credits across their career. Best known for their work with Soft Cell, Dave Ball's songwriting spans 66 tracks. Beyond writing, they have also contributed 11 production credits.

Songwriting

Written by Dave Ball

111 tracks · 20 artists

Soft Cell

70 tracks

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Kylie Minogue

12 tracks

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The Grid

11 tracks

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Marc Almond

2 tracks

  • Meet Me in My DreamLyrics
  • My Hand Over My HeartLyrics
  • David Gray 1
  • Nine Inch Nails1
  • Nouvelle Vague1
  • Christian Death1
  • Scooter1
  • Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra1
  • Queen Of Japan1
  • Pierrot1
  • Strange Attractor (4)1
  • Psyche (2)1
  • Invisible Limits1
  • BKS1
  • Niños Del Brasil1
  • Dirty Sanchez1
  • Gofight1
  • Maria Nayler1
Production

Produced by Dave Ball

20 tracks · 6 artists

Kylie Minogue

10 tracks

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Soft Cell

6 tracks

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Billie Ray Martin

1 track

  • Honey (Chicane Club Mix)Lyrics

Erasure

1 track

  • Just A Little Love (Dave Ball Remix)
  • Minty1
  • Earl Brutus1
Synthesizer

Synthesizer — Dave Ball

20 tracks · 2 artists

The Grid

18 tracks

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Soft Cell

2 tracks

  • Heart Like ChernobylLyrics
  • Purple ZoneLyrics
Sampling

Sampling — Dave Ball

7 tracks · 1 artist

The Grid

7 tracks

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Keyboards

Keyboards — Dave Ball

5 tracks · 2 artists

The Grid

4 tracks

  • Feed Your Mind
  • Fools Rush In
  • Be Here With You
  • Saturday

Soft Cell

1 track

  • A Man Could Get Lost (Marcello Remix)
Background Vocals

Background Vocals — Dave Ball

4 tracks · 1 artist

Soft Cell

4 tracks

  • Caligula SyndromeLyrics
  • Together AloneLyrics
  • Purple ZoneLyrics
  • The NightLyrics
Instrumentation

Instrumentation — Dave Ball

4 tracks · 1 artist

Kylie Minogue

4 tracks

  • TearsLyrics
  • BreatheLyrics
  • Through the YearsLyrics
  • LimboLyrics
Drum Programming

Drum Programming — Dave Ball

3 tracks · 1 artist

The Grid

3 tracks

  • Mighty Heroik
  • Feed Your Mind
  • Pure Statik
Remix

Remix — Dave Ball

2 tracks · 2 artists

Black Star Liner

1 track

  • Duggie Dhol Caffrey Stretch Out

Erasure

1 track

  • Just A Little Love (Dave Ball Remix)
Electronics

Electronics — Dave Ball

1 track · 1 artist

Soft Cell

1 track

  • Darker TimesLyrics
Performer

Performer — Dave Ball

1 track · 1 artist

Kylie Minogue

1 track

  • Limbo
Vocals

Vocals — Dave Ball

1 track · 1 artist

The Grid

1 track

  • Pleasure Control
Artists

Associated Artists

Soft Cell

Soft Cell

71 tracks

The Grid

The Grid

24 tracks

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

12 tracks

Marc Almond

Marc Almond

2 tracks

Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

1 track

Nine Inch Nails

Nine Inch Nails

1 track

Queen Of Japan

Queen Of Japan

1 track

Pierrot

Pierrot

1 track

Black Star Liner

Black Star Liner

1 track

Strange Attractor (4)

1 track

Erasure

Erasure

1 track

Nouvelle Vague

Nouvelle Vague

1 track

Psyche (2)

Psyche (2)

1 track

Christian Death

Christian Death

1 track

Billie Ray Martin

Billie Ray Martin

1 track

Earl Brutus

Earl Brutus

1 track

Invisible Limits

Invisible Limits

1 track

Scooter

Scooter

1 track

David Gray

David Gray

1 track

BKS

BKS

1 track

Discography

Albums

She

She

Maria Nayler

2022

Anthem

Gofight

2019

Club Remixes EP 2018

Soft Cell

2018

Just A Little Love

Erasure

2017

3

3

Nouvelle Vague

2009

Youth

Strange Attractor (4)

2009

Doppelgänger

The Grid

2008

Heat : The Remixes

Soft Cell

2008

The Final Album

Invisible Limits

2005

Really Rich Italian Satanists

Dirty Sanchez

2004

Gallery (Of Long Lost Treasures - Part One)

Pierrot

2002

Nightlife In Tokyo

Queen Of Japan

2001

Small World Big Band

Jools Holland And His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

2001

Pornographic Messiah

Pornographic Messiah

Christian Death

1998

Tonight You Are The Special One

Earl Brutus

1998

Open Wide

Minty

1997

Astroplane

BKS

1996

El Imperio De Los Sentidos

Niños Del Brasil

1996

Haláal Rock E.P.

Black Star Liner

1996

Private Desires E.P.

Psyche (2)

1994

Four Five Six

The Grid

1992

Happiness Not Included

Happiness Not Included

Soft Cell

Tenement Symphony

Tenement Symphony

Marc Almond

Closer to God

Closer to God

Nine Inch Nails

This Last Night in Sodom

This Last Night in Sodom

Soft Cell

Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection

Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection

Kylie Minogue

Mutant Moments EP

Mutant Moments EP

Soft Cell

Sheffield

Sheffield

Scooter

Impossible Remixes

Impossible Remixes

Kylie Minogue

Impossible Princess

Impossible Princess

Kylie Minogue

Cruelty Without Beauty

Cruelty Without Beauty

Soft Cell

In Search Of Sunrise 1

In Search Of Sunrise 1

Tiësto

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

*Happiness Now Completed

*Happiness Now Completed

Soft Cell

Chilled Electronic 80s

Chilled Electronic 80s

The Style Council

Science Fiction Stories

Science Fiction Stories

Soft Cell

Some Kind of Bliss

Some Kind of Bliss

Kylie Minogue

Artist Collection

Artist Collection

Kylie Minogue

Hits + (Plus)

Hits + (Plus)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing

Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing

Soft Cell

Most Popular

Top Tracks

Say Hello Wave Goodbye

Say Hello Wave Goodbye

Soft Cell

Say Hello Wave Goodbye

David Gray

Sex Dwarf

Soft Cell

Breathe

Kylie Minogue

Purple Zone

Soft Cell

Bedsitter

Bedsitter

Soft Cell

Memorabilia

Nine Inch Nails

Torch

Torch

Soft Cell

Seedy Films

Soft Cell

Frustration

Soft Cell

Entertain Me

Soft Cell

It’s a Mug’s Game

Soft Cell