Heart & Soul (Bad Boys Blue album)

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Heart & Soul
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Studio album by
Released13 June 2008 (2008-06-13)
Genre Eurodance, synthpop
Length66:35
Label Spectre Media 1075727
Producer Johann Perrier & John McInerney
Bad Boys Blue chronology
Around the World
(2003)
Heart & Soul
(2008)
Singles from Heart & Soul
  1. "Still in Love"
    Released: 2008
  2. "Queen of My Dreams"
    Released: 2009

Heart & Soul is the fifteenth studio album by German band Bad Boys Blue. It was released on 13 June 2008 by Spectre Media. [1] There were two single released for this record: "Still in Love" and "Queen of My Dreams".

Contents

Background

The second single "Queen of My Dreams" peaked at No. 17 on the German dance chart. [2] John McInerney performed all the songs. Heart and Soul is largely devoted to Russia—two compositions are associated with this country: "Russia in My Eyes" and "Those Were the Days", which is a cover version of a classic Russian song with the same name. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Still in Love" – 3:12
  2. "In His Heart, In His Soul" – 3:26
  3. "Matador" – 3:00
  4. "Queen of My Dreams" – 3:26
  5. "I Don't Wanna Know" – 3:35
  6. "Make My Dreams Come True" – 3:18
  7. "You and I" – 3:17
  8. "Tonight Is the Night" – 3:13
  9. "Sometimes" – 3:45
  10. "Show Me (The Way to Your Heart)" – 3:43
  11. "Hold Me in the Night" – 3:12
  12. "Pictures of You" – 3:15
  13. "Russia in My Eyes" – 3:17
  14. "Those Were the Days" – 4:17
Bonus tracks
  1. "Still in Love (Almighty-U4IC Exclusive Vox Remix)" – 7:27
  2. "In His Heart, In His Soul (Extended Mix)" – 5:45
  3. "Queen of My Dreams (Extended Mix)" – 5:30

Personnel

Bad Boys Blue
Additional personnel

Executive producers of "Heart & Soul": Johann Perrier & John McInerney.
Executive co-producer: Antoine Blanc.
Recorded between November 2006 and September 2007 by Johann Perrier/Antoine Blanc @ Modern Romantics Studios [Bougival, France] & by Paweł Marciniak @ Toya Sound Studios [Łódź, Poland].
Mixed between October and December 2007 by Johann Perrier @ Modern Romantics Studios [Bougival, France]. Mastered in January 2008 by Johann Perrier @ Modern Romantics Studios [Bougival, France].
All backing vocals performed by Carlos Ferriera/Sylvia McInerney/Edith Miracle & Antoine Blanc except track 13 performed by Antoine Blanc/Johann Perrier.
All keyboards, programming, bass & additional instruments performed by Johann Perrier/Antoine Blanc.
All guitars performed by Antoine Blanc/Clement Duval.
Accordion performed by Tonio Mattias.
All tracks published by Robinsong Music/Peer Music except track 14 published by Apple Records. [4]

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