Heartbeat (Don Johnson album)

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Heartbeat
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Studio album by
Don Johnson
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1986
Studio Criteria (Miami, Florida)
Genre Pop rock
Length42:16
Label Epic
Producer Chas Sandford
Don Johnson chronology
Heartbeat
(1986)		 Let It Roll
(1989)
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Heartbeat is the debut studio album by American actor and singer Don Johnson, released on September 30, 1986, by Epic Records. [2] In the United States, the album peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200 in October 1986 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) the following month. [3] [4] The title track peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. [5]

Contents

In 1998, the album was reissued by Razor & Tie with six additional tracks from Johnson's follow-up album, Let It Roll (1989). [1]

Background

In a 1987 interview with the Los Angeles 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 [Yetnikoff, then president and CEO of CBS Records] 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." [6]

Musician reviewer J. D. Considine wrote: "Don Johnson sings as well as Glenn Frey acts." [7] Anita Sarko in Spin commented that with 'Johnson having a voice, should maybe rethink his fascination with Southern boogie and L. A. AOR'. [8]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Chas Sandford, except tracks 11–16, produced by Keith Diamond.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartbeat"
4:20
2."Voice on a Hotline"
4:05
3."The Last Sound Love Makes"
4:27
4."Lost in Your Eyes" Tom Petty 4:33
5."Coco Don't"
  • Peter Kaye
  • Nan O'Byrne
3:33
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Heartache Away"Steve Cochran4:49
7."Love Roulette"
4:20
8."Star Tonight" Bob Seger 2:54
9."Gotta Get Away"Chas Sandford4:27
10."Can't Take Your Memory"
  • Johnson
  • Curly Smith
4:30
Total length:42:16
1998 reissue bonus tracks [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Other People's Lives" Diane Warren 5:28
12."Angel City"
4:25
13."When You Only Loved Me"
3:57
14."Let It Roll"
  • Johnson
  • Diamond
4:21
15."What If It Takes All Night"
3:48
16."Little One's Lullaby"
  • Johnson
  • Diamond
3:23
Total length:67:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heartbeat. [9]

Musicians

  • Don Johnson – lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Chas Sandford – guitar (all tracks); guitar solo (track 1); background vocals (tracks 3, 5, 7); piano, tambourine (track 6)
  • Mark Leonard – bass (all tracks)
  • Curly Smith – drums (tracks 1–10)
  • Charles Judge – keyboards (tracks 1–4, 9, 10)
  • Bill Champlin – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 7); keyboards (tracks 2, 5); organ (track 6)
  • Tamara Champlin – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 5, 7)
  • Dweezil Zappa – guitar solo (track 3)
  • Bonnie Raitt – harmony vocals (tracks 4, 6)
  • Earl Gardner – horns (tracks 5, 7)
  • Lenny Pickett – horns (tracks 5, 7); sax solo (track 5); horn arrangements
  • Michael Des Barres – background vocals (track 5)
  • Ron Wood – acoustic guitar (track 6); guitars, harmony vocals (track 7)
  • Stevie Ray Vaughan – guitar solo (tracks 6, 7)
  • Dickey Betts – guitars (track 7)
  • Jamie Skylar – background vocals (track 7)
  • Willie Nelson – solo, harmony vocals (track 8)
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica (track 8)

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Heartbeat
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Platinum100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [26] Gold28,470 [26]
Germany (BVMI) [27] Gold250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [28] Gold25,000^
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Mixed at Criteria Recording Studios (Miami, Florida)
  2. ↑ Mastered at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)

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