Heartbeat (Don Johnson album)
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Heartbeat is an album released by American television actor Don Johnson in September 1986 on Epic Records. In the United States, the album reached #17 on the Billboard 200 album chart in October 1986[2] and was certified Gold by the RIAA in November 1986.[3] The title track became a top 5 hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[4]
In 1998, the album was reissued by Razor & Tie with six additional tracks from Johnson's follow-up LP, Let It Roll.[5]
Track listings
Original Release
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1. | "Heartbeat" | Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman | 4:20 |
2. | "Voice on a Hotline" | Bill LaBounty, Kathy Wakefield | 4:05 |
3. | "The Last Sound Love Makes" | John Capek, Sam Egorin, Tony Sciuto | 4:27 |
4. | "Lost in Your Eyes" | Tom Petty | 4:33 |
5. | "Coco Don't" | Peter Kaye, Nan O'Byrne | 3:33 |
6. | "Heartache Away" | Steve Cochran | 4:49 |
7. | "Love Roulette" | Don Johnson, Mark Leonard | 4:20 |
8. | "Star Tonight" | Bob Seger | 2:54 |
9. | "Gotta Get Away" | Chas Sandford | 4:27 |
10. | "Can't Take Your Memory" | Don Johnson, Curly Smith | 4:30 |
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11. | "Other People's Lives" | Diane Warren | 5:28 |
12. | "Angel City" | Dave Resnik, Don Johnson, Keith Diamond, Michael Des Barres | 4:25 |
13. | "When You Only Loved Me" | Harold Allen, Jeff Daniels | 3:57 |
14. | "Let It Roll" | Don Johnson, Keith Diamond | 4:21 |
15. | "What If It Takes All Night" | Clyde Lieberman, Jeffrey Pescetto, Richard James Burgess | 3:48 |
16. | "Little One's Lullaby" | Don Johnson, Keith Diamond | 3:23 |
Production
In a 1987 interview with the LA Times, Johnson stated, "I wanted the record to be modern, tough rock and I think I achieved that on some level. I didn't want it to sound like something that other people designed and I just stopped by for a few minutes to do the vocals. And I made it clear to Walter that I would walk away from it if I didn't think it was credible. I was prepared every step of the way to throw it away and walk away."
- Produced By Keith Diamond & Chas Sandford
- Engineers: David Axelbaum, Acar S. Key, Gary McGachan, Peter Robbins, Bob Ross
- Mixing: Gary McGachan, Chas Sandford
- Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
Personnel
- Don Johnson - vocals
- Dickey Betts, Kennan Keating, Paul Pesco, David Resnik, Chas Sandford, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ron Wood, Dweezil Zappa - guitar
- Wayne Braithwaite, Keith Diamond, Mark Leonard, Larry Russell - bass
- Bill Champlin, Keith Diamond, Charles Judge - keyboards
- Omar Hakim, John Keane, J.T. Lewis, Terry Silverlight, Curly Smith - drums
- Keith Diamond, Bashiri Johnson, Acar S. Key - percussion
- Mickey Raphael - harmonica
- Lenny Pickett, Danny Wilensky - saxophone
- Chris Botti, Joseph J. Sheply, George Young - horns
- Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Michael Des Barres, Jamie Skyler - background vocals
- Bonnie Raitt - background vocals on "Lost in Your Eyes" and "Heartache Away"
- Willie Nelson: background vocals on "Star Tonight"
- Strings arranged by Leon Pendarvis
- Horns arranged by Leon Pendarvis, Lenny Pickett, Danny Wilensky
Charts
Album - Billboard (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
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