Heartbeat (Curtis Mayfield album)

Heartbeat
Studio album by Curtis Mayfield
Released	1979
Genre	Disco, soul
Length	44:52
Label	Curtom
Producer	Norman Harris, Ronald Tyson, Bunny Sigler, Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Do It All Night (1978) Heartbeat (1979) Something to Believe In (1980)

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]

Production

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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]

Track listing

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

References

1. Smith, Bruce (July 16, 1979). "Pop/Reviews". Daily News. New York. p. 29.
2. "Soul Brothers Top 20 Albums". Jet. Vol. 57, no. 1. September 20, 1979. p. 64.
3. "Curtis Mayfield". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
4. "Top Album Picks: Soul". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 26. July 7, 1979. p. 60.
5. Howitt, Chuck (August 23, 1979). "Mayfield's switch to disco proves a flop". Waterloo Region Record. p. 15.
6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 444.
7. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 221.
8. Rhoden, Bill (August 11, 1979). "Latest Mayfield disc may shock fans into present tense". The Baltimore Sun. p. A7.
9. Kanzler Jr., George (August 17, 1979). "Records". The Jersey Journal. p. 10.
10. Belsey, James (August 18, 1979). "Pops". Bristol Evening Post. p. 6.
11. Moody, Lois (August 31, 1979). "Moody's Jazz". TGIF. Ottawa Citizen. p. 13.