Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)

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Body & Soul
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released	28 September 1993
Recorded	August 1992-June 1993
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
"The Ones You Love" Released: 30 August 1993 "Hopelessly" Released: 8 November 1993 "" Released: 20 May 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MSN Music	[2]

Body & Soul is the fourth studio album by English singer Rick Astley 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. The single "The Ones You Love" hit #48 on the British charts followed by "Hopelessly" at # 33.^[4] "Hopelessly" reached #28 on the U.S. Singles charts.^[5]

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.^[6]

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 (5, 6, 7, 9)
• Dave West – keyboards, drum programming, bass (1, 2, 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 – guitar (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), guitar (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

References[]

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