Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)

Body & Soul
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released 28 September 1993
Recorded 1992
Genre Dance-pop, pop, electronic
Length 49:13
Label RCA
Producer Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
Free
(1991)		 Body & Soul
(1993)		 12" Collection
(1999)
Singles from Body & Soul
  1. "The Ones You Love"
    Released: 30 August 1993
  2. "Hopelessly"
    Released: 8 November 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MSN Music[2]

Body & Soul is Rick Astley's fourth album, released in 1993. It was not commercially successful, failing to enter the UK album chart. The album charted for a week at number 185 on Billboard 200 and reached number 28 in Italy.[3] Two singles were released from the album. After this album, Astley left the music business behind for several years and released no new material until 2001.

Track listing

  1. "The Ones You Love" (Dave West, Rick Astley) – 4:40
  2. "Waiting for the Bell to Ring" (Dave West, Rick Astley) – 4:53
  3. "Hopelessly" (Rick Astley, Rob Fisher) – 3:34
  4. "A Dream for Us" (Bruce Roberts, Rick Astley) – 6:07
  5. "Body and Soul" (Rick Astley) – 4:09
  6. "Enough Love" (Andy Morris, Ian Devaney, Lisa Stansfield, Rick Astley) – 4:07
  7. "Nature's Gift" (Andy Morris, Ian Devaney, Lisa Stansfield, Rick Astley) – 4:26
  8. "Remember the Days" (Rick Astley, Rob Fisher) – 3:57
  9. "Everytime" (Dave West, Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley) – 4:53
  10. "When You Love Someone" (Rick Astley) – 4:14
  11. "Stop Breaking Your Heart" – 4:13 (Japanese release only)

2010 re-issue

On 3 May 2010 an expanded edition of Body and Soul was released in a package together with Free, containing remastered and expanded editions of both albums across two discs.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Ones You Love" – 4:40
  2. "Waiting for the Bell to Ring" – 4:53
  3. "Hopelessly" – 3:34
  4. "A Dream for Us" – 6:07
  5. "Body and Soul" – 4:09
  6. "Enough Love" – 4:07
  7. "Nature's Gift" – 4:26
  8. "Remember the Days" – 3:57
  9. "Everytime" – 4:53
  10. "When You Love Someone" – 4:14
  11. "Stop Breaking Your Heart" – 4:15
  12. "The Ones You Love" (Single Edit) – 4:22
  13. "Hopelessly" (Live) – 3:50
  14. "Move Right Out" (Twelve-Inch Mix) – 6:35
  15. "Never Knew Love" (The 3 Day Mix) – 8:37
  16. "The Ones You Love" (Instrumental) – 4:51

Personnel

Musicians

  • Rick Astley – lead vocals, backing vocals (tracks 5, 6, 7, 9)
  • Dave West – keyboards, drum programming, bass (tracks 1, 2, 3, 10), organ (track 10)
  • Richard Cottle – electric piano (track 3); keyboards, Wurlitzer & synth bass (tracks 4, 5, 8)
  • Jim Williams – classical guitar (track 3)
  • Tony Patler – guitar & Moog bass (tracks 6, 7, 9)
  • Felix Krish – bass guitar (track 8)
  • Mark Brzezicki – live drums (track 1)
  • Ian Thomas – percussion (tracks 2, 4, 6-9)
  • Nigel Hitchcock – saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8), guitar (track 8)
  • Beverley Skeete – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2)
  • Derek Green – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-10)
  • Paul "T.J." Lee – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-10)
  • Gina Foster – backing vocals (track 10)

Production

  • Rick Astley – producer
  • Gary Stevenson – producer, engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Norman Moore – art design
  • Paul Cox – photography

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ MSN Music review
  3. ↑ www.rickastley.co.uk - Discography - Body & Soul {{webarchive The single 'Waiting For The Bell To Ring Hit #48 on the British charts followed by 'Hopelessly' at # 33. 'Hopelessly' reached #28 on the U.S. Singles charts. |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008225554/http://www.rickastley.co.uk/discography/albums/albums04.html |date=8 October 2010 }}
  4. ↑ O'Brien, Neil. "Free…plus + Body & Soul plus". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.

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