Heartbeat (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

Heartbeat
Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Released	September 30, 1987 (1987-09-30)
Recorded	1987
Genre	Country
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Where the Fast Lane Ends (1987)Where the Fast Lane Ends1987 Heartbeat (1987) Monongahela (1988)Monongahela1988

Heartbeat is the 13th country studio album by the American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, released via MCA Records in 1987. It was the first album to feature Steve Sanders, who replaced William Lee Golden as the group's baritone in March of that year. The album includes the singles "Time In" and "True Heart". The album reached number 20 on Top Country Albums.^[1]

"Love Without Mercy" was later a top 10 hit for Lee Roy Parnell in 1992.

Track listing

1. "Come by Here" (Paul Kelly) — 3:59
2. "All I Need" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) — 3:27
3. "Don't Turn Around" (Gary Burr) — 3:36
4. "A Little More Coal on the Fire" (Dave Loggins) — 3:03
5. "Love Without Mercy" (Mike Reid, Don Pfrimmer) — 3:10
6. "Hear My Heart Beat" (Jim Casey, Danny "Bear" Mayo) — 3:00
7. "Time In" (Rich Alves, Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks) — 3:37
8. "One Love, One You" (Lisa Palas, Mark D. Sanders) — 3:02
9. "New Way Out" (Randy Sharp) — 2:49
10. "True Heart" (Michael Clark, Don Schlitz) — 3:55

Personnel

The Oak Ridge Boys

• Duane Allen - lead vocals
• Joe Bonsall - tenor vocals
• Steve Sanders - baritone vocals
• Richard Sterban - bass vocals

Additional Musicians

• John Barlow Jarvis - DX-7, piano
• Mike Lawler - synthesizer
• Rick Marotta - drums
• Leland Sklar - bass guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Chart performance

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