| Heartbeat | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Disco, soul | |||
| Length | 44:52 | |||
| Label | Curtom | |||
| Producer | Norman Harris, Ronald Tyson, Bunny Sigler, Curtis Mayfield | |||
| Curtis Mayfield chronology | ||||
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Heartbeat is a studio album by the American musician Curtis Mayfield, released in 1979. [1] [2] It peaked at No. 42 on the Billboard 200. [3]
The album was produced by Norman Harris, Ronald Tyson, Bunny Sigler, and Mayfield. [4] "Between You Baby and Me" is a duet with Linda Clifford. [5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |   [6] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [7] |
The Baltimore Sun wrote that "the more extroverted demands of disco music have made Mr. Mayfield reveal a more dynamic approach to his music." [8] The Jersey Journal said that Mayfield "brings his cool falsetto to some rather pedestrian disco." [9] The Bristol Evening Post called Heartbeat "a typical album of work, intelligent, lyrical and richly satisfying." [10] The Ottawa Citizen concluded that "songs like 'Victory' and 'Over the Hump' show that the ideas are still flowing and that they make their best points when Mayfield stays closest to his soul, rhythm and blues roots." [11]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tell Me, Tell Me (How Ya Like to Be Loved)" | Mayfield | Mayfield | 6:24 |
| 2. | "What Is My Woman For?" | Bunny Sigler | Mayfield | 7:17 |
| 3. | "Between You Baby and Me" | Mayfield | Mayfield | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Victory" | Mayfield | Mayfield | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Over the Hump" | Sigler | Mayfield | 5:15 |
| 6. | "You Better Stop" | Sigler | Mayfield | 6:51 |
| 7. | "You're So Good to Me" | Mayfield, Gil Askey, Keni Burke (bassline) | Mayfield | 6:54 |
| 8. | "Heartbeat" | Mayfield, Askey | Mayfield | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Tomorrow Night for Sure" (bonus track on CD) | Mayfield | Mayfield | 4:35 |
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