Heart and Soul is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli

Kathy Troccoli

Kathleen Colleen "Kathy" Troccoli is a contemporary Christian singer, author, and speaker.-Personal:Born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 24, 1958, Troccoli moved at age three and was raised in Islip Terrace, Long Island, New York, graduating from East Islip High School. At 15, she lost her father...

. This album received a Grammy nomination in 1984, and contains songs written by Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith

Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...

. It featured music popular with CCM

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

, as well as synth-pop friendly songs, "I Belong To You", "Holy Holy", and "Hearts Of Fire". The album features the songwriting skills of Brown and Debbie Bannister, Amy Grant, Gary Chapman, Michael W. Smith, as well as others. The music is a blend of contemporary pop, synth-pop, and gospel music.

Track listing

1. Long Distance Letter (Gary Chapman
   Gary Chapman
   Gary Chapman is a British-born sculptor and filmmaker who has so far directed one film in his career. He created dioramas for the Imperial War Museum in England.Chapman was born in Manchester, England...
   
   ), (Tim Marsh) and (Keith Thomas
   Keith Thomas
   Keith Thomas may refer to:*Keith Thomas , Australian rules footballer*Keith Thomas , Welsh historian*Keith Thomas , Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter*Keith Thomas , Saxophonist, writer and producer...
   
   )
2. Yes And Know (Chapman, Marsh, Thomas)
3. Bittersweetness (Brown Bannister, Phil Madeira, Michael W. Smith)
4. Mighty Lord (Phil Madeira)
5. Open My Eyes (Pam Mark Hall
   Pam Mark Hall
   Pam Mark Hall is a Christian singer, songwriter, musician and producer.-Career:Cutting her musical teeth on the renaissance explosion of pop, folk and rock in the 1960’s, Pam Mark Hall began playing piano at age 6. By age 9, she was playing guitar, writing songs and performing as a soloist...
   
   ), (Michael W. Smith
   Michael W. Smith
   Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...
   
   ) and (Amy Grant
   Amy Grant
   Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...
   
   )
6. Holy, Holy (Deborah D. Smith, Michael W. Smith, Brown & Debbie Bannister)
7. Hearts Of Fire (Billy Sprague, Brown Bannister, Michael W. Smith)
8. I Belong To You (James Ward, Mark Gersmehl )
9. Island Of Love (Chris Eaton)

Production

• Produced by Brown Bannister
• Executive Producers: Dan Harrell, Michael Blanton
• Engineered & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
• Assistant Engineers: Mike Psanos, Jim Baird, Don Cobb, Steve Ford
• Mastered by The Mastering Lab-Los Angeles, California

Personnel

• Drums: Paul Leim
• Percussion: Lenny Castro
• T8 and DX-7: Keith Thomas, Michael W. Smith
• Synthesizers: Shane Keister, Keith Thomas, Michael W. Smith
• Piano: Michael W. Smith
• Bass: Mike Brignardello
• Moog Bass: Michael W. Smith
• Rhodes and OB-8: Keith Thomas
• GS-II: Michael W. Smith, Phil Madeira
• Saxophone: Ernie Watts
  Ernie Watts
  Ernest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
  
  
• Guitars: Dan Huff
• Congas: Lenny Castro
• Harmonica: Terry McMillan
• Sound Effects: Shane Keister, Chris Harris
• Backing vocals: Thom Flora, Gary Pigg, Kathy Burdick, Donna McElroy, Kim Fleming, Diana Hannah, Chris Harris, Marty McCall, Judy Rodman, Melodie Tunney, Jackie Cusic, Chris Harris, Doug Clemmets, and Kathy Troccoli