Body & Soul (Rick Astley album)

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.

Body & Soul
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released	28 September 1993 (1993-09-28)
Recorded	August 1992 – June 1993
Genre	Dance-pop pop electronic
Length	49:13
Label	RCA
Producer	Gary Stevenson Rick Astley
Rick Astley chronology
Free (1991) Body & Soul (1993) Keep It Turned On (2001)
Singles from Body & Soul
"Hopelessly" Released: 3 April 1993 "The Ones You Love" Released: 30 August 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MSN Music	[2]

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

• 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

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

Charts

Chart performance for Body & Soul

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

References

1. AllMusic review
2. MSN Music review
3. "Rick Astley | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
4. O'Brien, Neil. "Free…plus + Body & Soul plus". Rickastley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
5. "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".
6. "Rick Astley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 April 2021.