Heartbeat (Don Johnson album) Last updated June 02, 2025 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 Title Writer(s) 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" 3:33
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Heartache Away" Steve Cochran 4:49 7. "Love Roulette" 4:20 8. "Star Tonight" Bob Seger 2:54 9. "Gotta Get Away" Chas Sandford 4:27 10. "Can't Take Your Memory" 4:30 Total length: 42:16
1998 reissue bonus tracks [ 1] Title Writer(s) 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" 4:21 15. "What If It Takes All Night" 3:48 16. "Little One's Lullaby" 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 Chas Sandford – production, mixing [ a] Gary McGachan – engineering, mixing [ a] Dave Axelbaum – second engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering Stuart Furusho – mastering [ b] Artwork Frank Olinsky (Manhattan Design ) – art direction Roberta Ludlow – cover illustration Mary Ellen Mark – back cover photo, inside photo (left) Stephen Frailey – inside photo (right) Jerry Tobias – collage photos, inner sleeve photo Glenn Watson – collage photos Diane Sillan – collage photos Mark Penberthy – inner sleeve illustration References 1 2 3 Ankeny, Jason. "Heartbeat – Don Johnson" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ "Heartbeat by Don Johnson" . Apple Music . Retrieved September 20, 2021 . 1 2 "Billboard 200 – Week of October 18, 1986" . Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2021 . 1 2 "American album certifications – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" . Recording Industry Association of America . November 10, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ "The Hot 100 – Week of October 18, 1986" . Billboard . Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ Hilburn, Robert (August 24, 1986). "Don Johnson: Yes, He Can Really Sing" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 2, 2021 . ↑ Considine, J.D. (November 1986). "Heartbeat". Musician . ↑ Sarko, Anita (December 1986). "Heartbeat review" . SPIN . 2 (9): 39 – via Google Books. ↑ Heartbeat (liner notes). Don Johnson . Epic Records . 1986. EPC 450103 2.{{cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 159. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 . ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0750" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 18, 2021. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021. ↑ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 9. March 7, 1987. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5 . ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved September 18, 2021. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of '86" . RPM . Vol. 45, no. 14. December 27, 1986. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada. ↑ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1987" . austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ "European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums" (PDF) . Music & Media . Vol. 4, no. 51/52. December 26, 1987. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1987" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ "Topp 40 Album Høst 1986" (in Norwegian). VG-lista . Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Don Johnson – Heartbeat" . Music Canada . November 28, 1986. Retrieved September 18, 2021 . 1 2 "Don Johnson" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland . Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Don Johnson; ' Heartbeat' )" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved September 18, 2021 . ↑ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF) . Music and Media . Vol. 4, no. 51/52. December 26, 1987. p. 46. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
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