Heart & Soul (Ronnie Milsap album)
Heart and Soul is the eighteenth studio album by country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1987. The album produced four singles, three of which claimed the top spot on the Billboard country singles chart" "Snap Your Fingers"; "Make No Mistake, She's Mine," a duet with Kenny Rogers; and "Where Do the Nights Go." Two other singles, "Old Folks," a duet with Mike Reid; and "Button Off My Shirt" peaked at #2 and #4 respectively on the country charts. "Button Off My Shirt" was also recorded that same year by Mike + The Mechanics & Ace vocalist Paul Carrack for his solo album "One Good Reason".
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Rob Galbraith, Kyle Lehning, Ronnie Milsap | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
Heart & Soul reached #13 on Country album charts. Allmusic described it as "one of Milsap's more diverse efforts."
Track listing
- "Snap Your Fingers" (Grady Martin, Alex Zanetis) - 3:03
- "Button Off My Shirt" (Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) - 3:54
- "Where Do the Nights Go" (Rory Bourke, Mike Reid) - 4:32
- "The Truth Is, I've Been Known to Lie" (Don Miller, Jamey Whiting) - 3:43
- "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (Kim Carnes) - 3:57
- duet with Kenny Rogers
- "One Night" (Reid, Troy Seals) - 4:59
- "Somebody Like You" (Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather) - 4:10
- "This Time Last Year" (Tim Nichols, Jon Vezner) - 4:29
- "Earthquake" (Thomas Cain, Bob DiPiero) - 4:23
- "Old Folks" (Reid) - 4:02
- duet with Mike Reid
- available on CD version only
Personnel
- Ronnie Milsap – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, electric piano (5)
- Mitch Humphries – keyboards
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards, acoustic piano (5)
- Shane Keister – keyboards, synthesizer sequencing, keyboard bass, drum programming
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins – keyboards
- Jay Spell – keyboards
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Chet Atkins – acoustic guitar (3)
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Jon Goin – electric guitar
- Bruce Dees – electric guitar (5), backing vocals
- Steve Lukather – electric guitar (7)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (1)
- Lloyd Green – steel guitar
- Bob Wray – bass guitar (1-4, 6-9)
- David Hungate – bass guitar (5)
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Terry McMillan – harmonica
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Bergen White – horn arrangements
- David T. Clydesdale – string arrangements (5)
- Sherilyn Huffman – backing vocals
- Lisa Silver – backing vocals
- Suzy Storm – backing vocals
- Diane Tidwell – backing vocals
- Marie Tomlinson – backing vocals
- Barbara Wyrick – backing vocals
- Kenny Rogers – lead and harmony vocals (5)
- Mike Reid – lead and harmony vocals (10)
Production
- Producers – Rob Galbraith and Kyle Lehning (all tracks); Ronnie Milsap (Tracks 1-4 & 6-9).
- Engineers – Joe Bogan, Ben Harris and Kyle Lehning.
- Assistant Engineer – Randy Gardner
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
- Art Direction – Mary Hamilton
- Design and Illustration – Dennas Davis
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | US AC | CAN Country | ||
| 1987 | "Snap Your Fingers" | 1 | — | 1 |
| "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Kenny Rogers) | 1 | 42 | 1 | |
| "Where Do the Nights Go" | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 1988 | "Old Folks" (with Mike Reid) | 2 | — | 12 |
| "Button Off My Shirt" | 4 | — | * | |
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References
- Ankeny, Jason. Heart & Soul, Allmusic.
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