Heartbeat (Don Johnson album)

Heartbeat
Studio album by Don Johnson
Released	1986
Genre	Rock
Length	43:07 (original release)
Label	Epic/CBS
Producer	Keith Diamond, Chas Sandford
Don Johnson chronology
Heartbeat (1986) Let It Roll (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Heartbeat is an album released by American television actor Don Johnson in 1986 on the Epic/CBS Records label. In the United States, the album reached #17 on the Billboard 200 album chart in October 1986^[2] and was certified Gold by the RIAA in November 1986.^[3] The title track became a top 5 hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.^[4]

In 1998, the album was reissued by Razor & Tie with six additional tracks from Johnson's follow-up LP, Let It Roll.^[5]

Track listing

Original 1986 Release

1. "Heartbeat" (4:20) (Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman)
2. "Voice on a Hotline" (4:00) (Bill LaBounty, K. Wakefield)
3. "The Last Sound Love Makes" (4:29) (J. Capek, S. Egorin, T. Sciuto)
4. "Lost in Your Eyes" (4:30) (Tom Petty)
5. "Coco Don't" (3:31) (Peter Kaye)
6. "Heartache Away" (4:50) (S. Cochran)
7. "Love Roulette" (5:19)
8. "Star Tonight" (2:54) (Bob Seger) (featuring backing vocals by Willie Nelson)
9. "Gotta Get Away" (4:26) (Chas Sandford)
10. "Can't Take Your Memory" (4:28) (Don Johnson, Curly Smith)

1998 reissue track listing

In addition to the songs above, the reissue included the following tracks:

1. "Other People's Lives (5:28)
2. "Angel City" (4:25)
3. "When You Only Loved Me (3:57)
4. "Let It Roll (4:21)
5. "What If It Takes All Night (3:48)
6. "Little One's Lullaby (3:23)

Production

• Produced By Keith Diamond & Chas Sandford
• Engineers: David Axelbaum, Acar S. Key, Gary McGachan, Peter Robbins, Bob Ross
• Mixing: Gary McGachan, Chas Sandford
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen

Personnel

• Drums: Omar Hakim^{[citation needed]}, John Keane, J.T. Lewis, Terry Silverlight, Curly Smith
• Percussion: Keith Diamond, Bashiri Johnson, Acar S. Key
• Bass: Wayne Braithwaite, Keith Diamond, Mark Leonard, Larry Russell
• Keyboards: Bill Champlin, Keith Diamond
• Guitars: Dickey Betts, Kennan Keating, Paul Pesco, David Resnik, Chas Sandford, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ron Wood, Dweezil Zappa
• Saxophone: Lenny Pickett, Danny Wilensky
• Harmonica: Mickey Raphael
• Horns: Chris Botti, Joseph J. Sheply, George Young
• Strings Arranged By: Leon Pendarvis
• Horns Arranged By: Leon Pendarvis, Lenny Pickett, Danny Wilensky

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1986	The Billboard 200	17

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1986	"Heartbeat"	The Billboard Hot 100	5
		Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	26
	"Heartache Away"	The Billboard Hot 100	56

External links

• "Heartbeat" at discogs

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ The Billboard 200 Chart Listing For The Week Of Oct 18 1986
3. ^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database
4. ^ The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Listing For The Week Of Oct 18 1986
5. ^ Allmusic