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Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)

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.

Body & Soul
Studio album by
Rick Astley
Released20 September 1993 (1993-09-20)[1]
RecordedAugust 1992 – June 1993
Genre
Length45:12
LabelRCA
Producer
  • Gary Stevenson
  • Rick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
Free
(1991)		 Body & Soul
(1993)		 Keep It Turned On
(2001)
Singles from Body & Soul
  1. "The Ones You Love"
    Released: 23 August 1993
  2. "Hopelessly"
    Released: 1 November 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[2]
MSN MusicStarHalf star[3]

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Ones You Love"
4:40
2."Waiting for the Bell to Ring"
  • Astley
  • West
4:53
3."Hopelessly"
3:34
4."A Dream for Us"
6:07
5."Body and Soul"Astley4:09
6."Enough Love"
4:07
7."Nature's Gift"
  • Astley
  • Morris
  • Devaney
  • Stansfield
4:26
8."Remember the Days"
  • Astley
  • Fisher
3:57
9."Everytime"
  • Astley
  • West
  • Gary Stevenson
4:53
10."When You Love Someone"Astley4:14
Total length:45:12
Japanese release bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Stop Breaking Your Heart"
  • Astley
  • Stevenson
4:13
Total length:49:25

2010 reissue

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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]

Body & Soul... Plus bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Stop Breaking Your Heart"
  • Astley
  • Stevenson
4:13
12."The Ones You Love" (single edit)
  • Astley
  • West
4:22
13."Hopelessly" (live)
  • Astley
  • Fisher
3:49
14."Move Right Out" (12" mix)
  • Astley
  • Fisher
6:35
15."Never Knew Love" (The 3 Day mix)
  • Derek Bordeaux
  • John Paul
8:37
16."The Ones You Love" (instrumental)
  • Astley
  • West
4:51

Personnel

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Musicians

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  • 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

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  • Rick Astley – producer
  • Gary Stevenson – producer, engineer
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Paul Cox – photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Body & Soul
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[6] 28
US Billboard 200[7]185

References

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  1. ↑ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 18 September 1993.
  2. ↑ AllMusic review
  3. ↑ MSN Music review
  4. ↑ "Rick Astley | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Neil. "Free…plus + Body & Soul plus". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Hold me in your arms".
  7. ↑ "Rick Astley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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