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
Studio album by
Rick Astley
Released28 September 1993
RecordedAugust 1992-June 1993
GenreDance-pop, pop, electronic
Length49:13
LabelRCA
ProducerGary 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
  3. "Remember The Days"
    Released: 20 May 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
MSN Music[2]

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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