Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)

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Body & Soul
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Studio album by
Released28 September 1993 (1993-09-28)
RecordedAugust 1992 – June 1993
Genre
Length49:13
Label RCA
Producer
  • Gary Stevenson
  • Rick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
Free
(1991)
Body & Soul
(1993)
Keep It Turned On
(2001)
Singles from Body & Soul
  1. "Hopelessly"
    Released: 3 April 1993
  2. "The Ones You Love"
    Released: 30 August 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Body & Soul is the fourth studio album by English singer Rick Astley released in 1993. It was not commercially successful and became the first album released by Astley to miss the UK album chart. It did enter the Italian album chart at #28. Two singles were released to support the album, "Hopelessly" which charted in the UK at #33 [3] followed by "The Ones You Love" which peaked at #48.

Contents

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

  1. "The Ones You Love" (Rick Astley, Dave West) – 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

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Body & Soul
Chart (1993)Peak
position
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [5] 28
US Billboard 200 [6] 185

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  2. MSN Music review
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