Heart & Soul (Ronnie Milsap album)

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Heart & 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".

Heart & Soul reached #13 on Country album charts. Allmusic described it as "one of Milsap's more diverse efforts."

Heart & Soul is scheduled to be re-released on CD as a double album with Lost in the 50's Tonight on May 8, 2012.

Track listing

1. "Snap Your Fingers" (Grady Martin, Alex Zanetis) - 3:03
2. "Button Off My Shirt" (Billy Livsey, Graham Lyle) - 3:54
3. "Where Do the Nights Go" (Rory Bourke, Mike Reid) - 4:32
4. "The Truth Is, I've Been Known to Lie" (Don Miller, Jamey Whiting) - 3:43
5. "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (Kim Carnes) - 3:59
   • duet with Kenny Rogers
6. "One Night" (Reid, Troy Seals) - 4:59
7. "Somebody Like You" (Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather) - 4:10
8. "This Time Last Year" (Tim Nichols, Jon Vezner) - 4:29
9. "Earthquake" (Thomas Cain, Bob DiPiero) - 4:23
10. "Old Folks" (Reid) - 4:02
    • duet with Mike Reid
    • available on CD version only

Personnel

• Chet Atkins - acoustic guitar
• Larry Byrom - electric guitar
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
• Bruce Dees - electric guitar, background vocals
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Jon Goin - electric guitar
• Lloyd Green - steel guitar
• Jim Horn - saxophone
• Sherilyn Huffman - background vocals
• Mitch Humphries - keyboards
• Clayton Ivey - keyboards
• Shane Keister - drum programming, keyboard bass, keyboards, synthesizer
• Larrie Londin - drums
• Steve Lukather - electric guitar
• Terry McMillan - harmonica
• Ronnie Milsap - keyboards, piano, lead vocals, background vocals
• Don Potter - acoustic guitar
• Mike Reid - duet vocals on "Old Folks"
• Tom Roady - percussion
• Kenny Rogers - duet vocals on "Make No Mistake, She's Mine"
• Lisa Silver - background vocals
• Jay Spell - keyboards
• Suzy Storm - background vocals
• Diane Tidwell - background vocals
• Bergen White - horn arrangements
• Bob Wray - bass guitar
• Barbara Wyrick - background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	13

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		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	—	*

References

• Ankeny, Jason. Heart & Soul, Allmusic.