Gamble's debut solo album Hot Coko and Tracie Spencer's comeback LP Tracie (both of which were significantly slept-on as it was), she was severely overlooked. It probably didn't help either that at the time Yab Yum was partnered up with the terrible Elektra Records (if that wasn't a recipe for failure, nothing was!) Despite being praised for her amazing vocal ability and likened to fellow church alumni Kelly Price, her debut LP Heart & Soul was shelved after only one single, the Rodney Jerkins-produced You Came Along. Despite being a very in-demand producer at the time, it seems Jerkins has a massive back catalog of unreleased music.
Released to promo only in 1999, the album includes contributions from Soulshock & Karlin, The Characters and Babyface (Heart & Soul, Sugar Bear and Yours & Yours Alone.)
You Came Along 5:12
So Into You 4:36
Sugar Bear 5:08
Old Ways 4:42
I Really Do Love You 4:52
You Don't Feel The Way I Do 4:15
Here 4:21
Heart & Soul 4:55
Yours & Yours Alone 5:05
You're My Man 4:49
I Wanna Be Yours 4:25
This Time 5:33
Thank You (Outro) 1:09