Heart and Soul (Kathy Troccoli album)

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Heart and Soul
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Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded The Bennett House (Franklin, Tennessee)
Bullet Recording, Hummingbird Studio and Tree Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Mama Jo's Studios (North Hollywood, California).
Genre Christian, pop, synthpop
Length38:15
Label Reunion, Word
Producer Brown Bannister
Kathy Troccoli chronology
Stubborn Love
(1982)
Heart and Soul
(1984)
Images
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Heart and Soul is the second full-length studio album by singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli. This album received a Grammy nomination in 1984, [2] and contains songs written by Michael W. Smith. It featured music popular with CCM, as well as synthpop friendly songs, "I Belong to You", "Holy Holy", and "Hearts of Fire". The album features the songwriting skills of Brown and Debbie Bannister, Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith, as well as others. The music is a blend of contemporary pop, synthpop, and gospel music. Heart and Soul climbed to the top 10 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Long Distance Letter" (Gary Chapman, Tim Marsh, Keith Thomas) – 3:13
  2. "Yes and Know" (Chapman, Marsh, Thomas) – 3:55
  3. "Bittersweetness" (Brown Bannister, Phil Madeira, Michael W. Smith) – 3:54
  4. "Mighty Lord" (Madeira) – 5:02
  5. "Open My Eyes" (Pam Mark Hall, M. Smith, Amy Grant) – 4:27
  6. "Holy, Holy" (Deborah D. Smith, M. Smith, Brown and Debbie Bannister) – 5:01
  7. "Hearts of Fire" (Billy Sprague, B. Bannister, M. Smith) – 4:00
  8. "I Belong to You" (James Ward, Mark Gersmehl) – 4:16
  9. "Island of Love" (Chris Eaton) – 3:54

Charts

Chart (1984)Peak
position
US Top Christian Albums10

Radio singles

YearSinglesPeak positions
CCM AC [4]
1984"I Belong to You"3
1985"Holy, Holy"17

Production

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Highlights «". www.kathytroccoli.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12.
  3. "Inspirational LPs" (PDF). Billboard . December 8, 1984. p. 54.
  4. Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 214. ISBN   1-4107-3294-0.