"Heart and Soul" is a song written by
Mike Chapman and
Nicky Chinn and made famous by
Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News are an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Adult Contempora ...
. The song was first recorded by
Exile
Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...
in 1981 as the title track of their album ''Heart and Soul''. Exile's single failed to crack the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 102 on the
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...
chart. The song was also recorded by
the BusBoys for their 1982 album ''American Worker''.
The BusBoys version
In 1982, American
rock and roll band
the BusBoys covered the song for their album ''American Worker''. Their version is a mix of both rock and funk.
Huey Lewis and the News version
Huey Lewis and the News' version was released as the first single from the album ''
Sports'' in 1983. The single peaked at number 8 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' Hot 100 that November and number one on the
''Billboard'' Top Rock Tracks chart.
It was nominated for a
Grammy Award for
Best Rock Vocal, Group at the
26th Annual Grammy Awards
The 26th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1984, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1983. Michael Jackson, who had been recove ...
in 1984.
Former band member Chris Hayes later remarked, "I don't know why HEART & SOUL sounds so good. Usually we have to re-do all the guitar parts - this time it worked out the first time. I had a Marshall amp in a tiny room, played my
Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. He was one of the pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar, and his prototype ...
and it was great!"
Music video
The music video featured Lewis looking for, and leaving with, a woman in a dance club, with Lewis concert footage spliced in. Portions of the video are filmed at
Potrero Hill, a neighborhood in
San Francisco.
Lewis liked Potrero Hill because it "looked very San Francisco".
Actress
Signy Coleman plays the woman Lewis is chasing after in the dance club.
Coleman also appears in the music video for "
I Want a New Drug".
In 2013, Coleman reflected on her casting:
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
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List of ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1980s
References
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1981 songs
1981 singles
1983 singles
Exile (American band) songs
Huey Lewis and the News songs
Songs written by Mike Chapman
Songs written by Nicky Chinn
Chrysalis Records singles
Warner Records singles