Track Listing

1. Dance With My Father
2. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
3. Yah Mo B There
4. If You Don't Know Me By Now
5. We've Only Just Begun
6. Ooh Baby Baby
7. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
8. Help Me Make It Through The Night
9. Against All Odds
10. Hang On In There Baby
11. I Don't Want To Talk About It
12. Kiss and Say Goodbye
13. Have I Told You Lately
14. Until You Come Back To Me

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46797 in Music
• Released on: 2005-05-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Dimensions: .23 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
Heart And Soul is the much-awaited inaugural album from reluctant, rags-to-riches soul boy Steve Brookstein, the ceaselesly modest, perpetually laid-back but nevertheless soaraway winner of the nation’s favourite pop democracy TV show The X Factor. Having thus grinned his way to stardom from lowly regional karaoke bars to a million-pound record deal and the mentorship of plain-speaking pop entrepeneur Simon Cowell, Heart And Soul really does sound like the culmination of a lifetime's desire to sing the songs which matter to him the most. The TV audience always knew Brookstein - placid but with a voice underpinned by a timeworn rasp - had soul but Cowell often doubted if Brookstein had the heart - or, more accurately, the stomach - for the fight. Cowell was wrong, although he was perspicacious enough to rumble Brookstein's uptempo limitations. Fittingly, the gymnastic "Ya Mo Be There" and a mega-gospel puff through "Higher And Higher" don't sit well with Brooksteins' ponderous personna. Elsewhere the balance - a satiny "We've Only Just Begun" through to Van Morrison's "Have I Told You Lately" - seems better personalised while concluding that if soul music rightfully belongs to Stax and Motown, music with soul is more universal. Brookstein's versions of Kris Kristofferson's vulnerable "Help Me Make It Through the Night" and the late Danny Whitten's regretful "I Don't Want To Talk About It" will doubtless appeal to the maternal instincts of admirers who see him as an elligible, prospective son-in-law. --Kevin Maidment

CD Description
'Heart And Soul' is the debut album by reality TV star Steve Brookstein. Having won over the nations heart with his fine showing on television series The X-Factor, Brookstein has chosen to cover some of his favourite recordings for his debut album, which also includes a guest appearance from gospellegend Bebe Winans. Includes the single 'Against All Odds'.

From the Artist
Steve says: 'I'm a realist, first and foremost is my passion for music and The X Factor has given me the platform to fully concentrate on delivering a great album to a new audience...When I first started out I always used to sing these songs. They have played an important part in my musical history'

Customer Reviews

My Album....I don't think so.
It is with regret that this album was my debut. However, if i had said 'no' to doing it I doubt 40,000 things would have been recorded and that album is my pride and joy!!!! Heart and Soul, will appeal to those enjoyed my singing on the X Factor. The vocals are generally very good with a couple of great productions. Stand out tracks are 'Until You Come Back to Me', 'Against All Odds' and 'Dance With My Father'. As a showcase for my voice it is 4 stars, but due to the lack of originality I can only give it 2. I hope it doesn't leave a lasting mark on me as an artist.

Why, Oh Why
I have nothing against Steve, I think he has a good voice and given time cold easily do well. My problem with both his and G4's albums is that they are full of covers, where are the original songs we were told he could write? If these acts are going to have any kind of long term career then original music is surely the better option. Throw in a couple of covers on the way but let's hear you do something new please instead of being a cash cow for the record company.

Not bad at all!
Heard the album, have you?

If you're going to critisise Steve's debut album, fair enough. But at least wait until you hear it first. If you're desperate, you can hear clips on his Official website. Which, by the way, are totally amazing.

5 stars, before the album is even released, thats how confident I am that it will be a success.

If you like soul music, with upbeat tempos, slower songs and meaningful lyrics, give this album a go!