Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)
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] Three 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.
Body & Soul | ||||
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Released | 28 September 1993 | |||
Recorded | August 1992-June 1993 | |||
Genre | Dance-pop, pop, electronic | |||
Length | 49:13 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley | |||
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Singles from Body & Soul | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
MSN Music | [2] |
Track listing
- "The Ones You Love" (Dave West, Rick Astley) – 4:40
- "Waiting for the Bell to Ring" (Dave West, Rick Astley) – 4:53
- "Hopelessly" (Rick Astley, Rob Fisher) – 3:34
- "A Dream for Us" (Bruce Roberts, Rick Astley) – 6:07
- "Body and Soul" (Rick Astley) – 4:09
- "Enough Love" (Andy Morris, Ian Devaney, Lisa Stansfield, Rick Astley) – 4:07
- "Nature's Gift" (Andy Morris, Ian Devaney, Lisa Stansfield, Rick Astley) – 4:26
- "Remember the Days" (Rick Astley, Rob Fisher) – 3:57
- "Everytime" (Dave West, Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley) – 4:53
- "When You Love Someone" (Rick Astley) – 4:14
- "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
- "The Ones You Love" – 4:40
- "Waiting for the Bell to Ring" – 4:53
- "Hopelessly" – 3:34
- "A Dream for Us" – 6:07
- "Body and Soul" – 4:09
- "Enough Love" – 4:07
- "Nature's Gift" – 4:26
- "Remember the Days" – 3:57
- "Everytime" – 4:53
- "When You Love Someone" – 4:14
- "Stop Breaking Your Heart" – 4:15
- "The Ones You Love" (Single Edit) – 4:22
- "Hopelessly" (Live) – 3:50
- "Move Right Out" (Twelve-Inch Mix) – 6:35
- "Never Knew Love" (The 3 Day Mix) – 8:37
- "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
- Allmusic review
- MSN Music review
- 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 }}
- O'Brien, Neil. "Free…plus + Body & Soul plus". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
http://www.billboard.com/artist/365018/rick-astley/chart http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/29941/rick-astley/
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