Heart and Soul (T'Pau song)

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"Heart and Soul"
T'pauheartandsoulsingle.jpg
Single by T'Pau
from the album Bridge of Spies
B-side"On the Wing"
Released20 April 1987
Recorded1986
GenrePop, new wave[1]
Length3:42 (7" version)
4:15 (LP version)
LabelSiren, Virgin
Songwriter(s)Carol Ann Decker, Ronald Phillip "Ron" Rogers
Producer(s)Roy Thomas Baker
T'Pau singles chronology
"Heart and Soul"
(1987) 		"Intimate Strangers"
(1987)

"Heart and Soul" is a song by British pop band T'Pau. Featuring vocalist Carol Decker, the song was released as the group's first single in 1987 from their debut album Bridge of Spies. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert, the single reached No. 4 in both the US and UK charts.

Background[]

Singer Carol Decker said,

Ron had just bought a new keyboard with a built in sequencer, so he was just trying to get used to the gizmos in it and while messing around with the sequencer he started the “bum bum buh buh bum bum bum” of the bass riff. I started to sing a melody over it, the wafty vocal and came up with “more than an ocean keeps us apart”. The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldn’t come. I missed him so much, but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back (which I was). The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right.[2]

Song information[]

The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs. This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers. Instead, Decker often performs what she calls a "basic" version,[3] explaining to Songfacts: "I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. It works well."[3]

Upon its initial release in April 1987, the song was not well received in the UK, entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after.[4] In the US, however, the song received heavy airplay and the Pepe Jeans advertisement enabled it to reach No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987.[5] Due to the exposure, the song was re-released in the UK that same month and this time, it became a hit, equaling the US peak of No. 4 in September.[6]

Packaging and title[]

The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry.[7]

Cultural references[]

Chart performance[]

Chart (1987–88) Peak
position 		Total
weeks
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 18 22
Belgian Singles Chart 16 5
Canada (RPM)[9] 1 25
Dutch Singles Chart[10] 37 10
France (SNEP)[11] -
Germany (Media Control Charts)[12] 10 15
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 4 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 9 13
Polish Singles Chart 36 2
South African Singles Chart[15] 18 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 20 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 9 14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 4 14
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 4 27
US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart[20] 4 15
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[19] 13
US Hot Dance Music Sales (Billboard)[21] 15
Year-end chart (1987) Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[22] 33

Heart and Soul '97 Chart Performance[]

Chart (1997) Peak
position 		Total
weeks
UK Singles Chart[23] 186 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars, Cyndi Lauper, Wang Chung for 'Table 19' Soundtrack"."...a mixtape of classic 1980s new wave tunes from Cyndi Lauper, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public and Modern English"
  2. ^ "Interview with Carol Decker of T'Pau". Kickin' it Old School. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Wiser, Carl. "CAROL DECKER OF T'PAU". Songfacts. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ^ The Daily Telegraph
  5. ^ https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1987-08-08
  6. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19870913/7501/
  7. ^ "T'Pau – Heart & Soul '97". Discogs. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  9. ^ "Canada Singles Chart". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ^ Steffen Hung (31 December 2011). "Dutch charts portal". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  11. ^ Steffen Hung. "Les charts français". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  13. ^ Jaclyn Ward (1 October 1962). "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  14. ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  15. ^ Brian Currin & Stephen Segerman. "The South African Rock Encyclopedia". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 6 January 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  17. ^ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  18. ^ "UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  20. ^ http://wweb.uta.edu/faculty/gghunt/charts/tpau.html
  21. ^ "Heart and Soul - T'Pau". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  22. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 99 (52). 26 December 1987.
  23. ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ T – Tzant". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

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