Heart and Soul (T'Pau song)

"Heart and Soul"
Single by T'Pau
from the album Bridge of Spies
B-side	"On the Wing"
Released	9 February 1987 (UK)[1] 20 April 1987 (US)
Recorded	1986
Genre	New wave[2]
Length	3:42 (7″ version) 4:15 (LP version)
Label	Siren Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Carol Ann Decker Ronald Phillip "Ron" Rogers
Producer(s)	Roy Thomas Baker
T'Pau singles chronology
"Heart and Soul" (1987) "Intimate Strangers" (1987)
Music video
"Heart and Soul" on YouTube

"Heart and Soul" is the debut single by British pop rock band T'Pau, released in a rerecorded version from their debut studio album Bridge of Spies in 1987. Following its inclusion in a Pepe Jeans advert^{[citation needed]}, the single reached number four on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.

Background

Singer Carol Decker said of the authorship and composition of the selection:

Ron had just bought a new keyboard with a built in sequencer, so he was just trying to get used to the gizmos in it and while messing around with the sequencer he started the “bum bum buh buh bum bum bum” of the bass riff. I started to sing a melody over it, the wafty vocal and came up with “more than an ocean keeps us apart.” The lyrics were about when I went on holiday with my parents and Ronnie couldn’t come. I missed him so much, but then I morphed the story into a fictitious one of not being loved back (which I was). The rap was the idea of Andy Piercy, our then producer. He said the gaps needed filling, so I started these syncopated sort of nonsense noises. I then turned those noises into words which took about a week to get right.^[3]

Song information

The song is notable for its usage of various vocal overdubs, causing Decker, essentially, to be duetting with herself on the original studio recording. This makes the song, in its initial studio form, impossible to perform live without additional backup singers. Instead, Decker often performs what she calls a "basic" version,^[4] explaining to Songfacts: "I rap the first two verses then cut to the melody for the verse before the chorus. No one really notices or minds as I cover the essential dynamics of the song. It works well."^[4]

Upon its initial release in the UK in February 1987, the song was not well received, entering the bottom of the chart and falling out immediately after.^[5] But in the United States, the song received heavy airplay, and enabled it to reach No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987.^[6] Due to the exposure, the song was re-released in the UK that same month; this time it became a hit, equaling the US peak of No. 4 in September.^[7]

There are two different versions of the Music Video, one made later than the other, both visible on YouTube.

Packaging and title

The single artwork was designed by graphic designer Adrian Fry.^[8]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Heart and Soul" Chart (1987) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 18 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 16 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 1 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 13 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 4 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 37 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 9 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[17] 18 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 20 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[20] 4 US Billboard Hot 100[21] 4 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[21] 13 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[21] 15 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[22] 4 US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records)[23] 4 West Germany (GfK)[24] 10 Weekly chart performance for "Heart and Soul '97" Chart (1997) Peak position UK Singles (OCC)[25] 186

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Heart and Soul" Chart (1987) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[26] 86 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[27] 15 UK Singles (Gallup)[28] 47 US Billboard Hot 100[29] 33 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[30] 38

References

1. Smith, Robin (7 February 1987). "News Digest". Record Mirror. p. 33. ISSN 0144-5804.
2. "Oberhofer Talks Totally Tubular Covers of Cars, Cyndi Lauper, Wang Chung for 'Table 19' Soundtrack". Billboard. ...a mixtape of classic 1980s new wave tunes from Cyndi Lauper, A Flock of Seagulls, General Public and Modern English
3. "Interview with Carol Decker of T'Pau". Kickin' it Old School. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
4. Wiser, Carl. "CAROL DECKER OF T'PAU". Songfacts. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
5. The Daily Telegraph
6. "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
8. "T'Pau – Heart & Soul '97". Discogs. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 312. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
10. "T'Pau – Heart and Soul" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
11. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0850." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
12. "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 39. 3 October 1987. p. 14. OCLC 29800226.
13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Heart and Soul". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – T Pau" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
15. "T'Pau – Heart and Soul" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
16. "T'Pau – Heart and Soul". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
17. "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts T". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
18. "T'Pau – Heart and Soul". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
19. "T'Pau – Heart and Soul". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
20. "TPau: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
21. "T'Pau | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
22. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending August 8, 1987". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
23. "Contemporary Hit Radio". Radio & Records. No. 695. 17 July 1987. p. 96. ISSN 0277-4860.
24. "Offiziellecharts.de – T'Pau – Heart and Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
25. "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): DJ T – Tzant". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
26. "National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. 28 December 1987 – via Imgur.
27. "Top 100 Singles of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. 26 December 1987. p. 5. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
28. "Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Singles". Record Mirror. 23 January 1988. p. 36. ISSN 0144-5804.
29. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
30. "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1987 – Top 50 Pop Singles". Cash Box. 26 December 1987. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

External links

• "Heart And Soul" at Discogs (list of releases)