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Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)
1993 studio album by Rick Astley
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Body & Soul is the fourth studio album by English singer Rick Astley released in 1993. It was commercially unsuccessful and became the first album released by Astley to miss the UK album chart. It did enter the Italian album chart at No. 28. Two singles were released to support the album, "Hopelessly" which charted in the UK at No. 33[4] and "The Ones You Love" which peaked at No. 48.
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| Released | 20 September 1993[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1992 – June 1993 | |||
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| Length | 45:12 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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Following the release of this album, Astley took a hiatus from music for several years until the release of the 2001 single "Sleeping".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" | Astley | 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" | Astley | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 45:12 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Stop Breaking Your Heart" |
| 4:13 |
| Total length: | 49:25 | ||
2010 reissue
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.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Stop Breaking Your Heart" |
| 4:13 |
| 12. | "The Ones You Love" (single edit) |
| 4:22 |
| 13. | "Hopelessly" (live) |
| 3:49 |
| 14. | "Move Right Out" (12" 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 (5–7, 9)
- Dave West – keyboards, drum programming, bass (1–3, 10), organ (10)
- Richard Cottle – electric piano (3), keyboards (4, 5, 8), Wurlitzer electric piano (4, 5, 8), synth bass (4, 5, 8)
- Jim Williams – classical guitar (3)
- Tony Patler – guitars (6, 7, 9), Moog bass (6, 7, 9)
- Felix Krish – bass guitar (8)
- Mark Brzezicki – live drums (1)
- Ian Thomas – percussion (2, 4, 6–9)
- Nigel Hitchcock – saxophone (2, 4, 6, 8), guitars (8)
- Derek Green – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6–10)
- Paul "T.J." Lee – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6–10)
- Beverley Skeete – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Gina Foster – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Rick Astley – producer
- Gary Stevenson – producer, engineer
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Norman Moore – art direction, design
- Paul Cox – photography
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6] | 28 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 185 |
