Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)

Body & Soul
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released	28 September 1993
Recorded	1993
Genre	Dance-pop, pop
Label	RCA
Producer	Gary Stevenson, Rick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
Free (1991) Body & Soul (1993) Keep It Turned On (2001)
Singles from Body & Soul
"The Ones You Love" Released: 30 August 1993 "Hopelessly" Released: 8 November 1993

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
MSN Music	[2]

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] Two 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.

Track listing

1. "The Ones You Love" (D. West, R. Astley) – 4:40
2. "Waiting for the Bell to Ring" (D. West, R. Astley) – 4:53
3. "Hopelessly" (R. Astley, R. Fisher) – 3:34
4. "A Dream for Us" (B. Roberts, R. Astley) – 6:07
5. "Body and Soul" (R. Astley) – 4:09
6. "Enough Love" (A. Morris, I. Devaney, L. Stansfield, R. Astley) – 4:07
7. "Nature's Gift" (A. Morris, I. Devaney, L. Stansfield, R. Astley) – 4:26
8. "Remember the Days" (R. Astley, R. Fisher) – 3:57
9. "Everytime" (D. West, G. Stevenson, R. Astley) – 4:53
10. "When You Love Someone" (R. 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]

Tracklist

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

Credits

Musicians

• Rick Astley – lead and backing vocals
• Dave West – keyboards, drum programming, bass, organ
• Richard Cottle – keyboards, electric piano, Wurlitzer, synth bass (tracks 3-5, 8)
• Jim Williams – classical guitar (track 3)
• Tony Patler – guitar, Moog bass (tracks 4, 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, guitar (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Beverly Skeet – 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

• Gary Stevenson – engineer
• Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
• Norman Mooore – art design
• Paul Cox – photography

References

1. Allmusic review
2. MSN Music review
3. www.rickastley.co.uk - Discography - Body & Soul
4. O'Brien, Neil. "Free…plus + Body & Soul plus". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.