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Heartbeat (Don Johnson album)

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Released
  
September 1986

Artist
  
Don Johnson

Label
  
Epic Records

Heartbeat (1986)
  
Let It Roll (1989)

Release date
  
September 1986

Genre
  
Pop rock

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Length
  
42:16 (original release) 67:51 (1998 reissue)

Producers
  
Keith Diamond, Chas Sandford

Similar
  
Let It Roll, The Essential, Enlightened Rogues

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

Contents

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

Lost in your eyes don johnson heartbeat


Production

In a 1987 interview with the LA 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 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."

  • 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

  • Don Johnson - vocals
  • Dickey Betts, Kennan Keating, Paul Pesco, David Resnik, Chas Sandford, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ron Wood, Dweezil Zappa - guitar
  • Wayne Braithwaite, Keith Diamond, Mark Leonard, Larry Russell - bass
  • Bill Champlin, Keith Diamond, Charles Judge - keyboards
  • Omar Hakim, John Keane, J.T. Lewis, Terry Silverlight, Curly Smith - drums
  • Keith Diamond, Bashiri Johnson, Acar S. Key - percussion
  • Mickey Raphael - harmonica
  • Lenny Pickett, Danny Wilensky - saxophone
  • Chris Botti, Joseph J. Sheply, George Young - horns
  • Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Michael Des Barres, Jamie Skyler - background vocals
  • Bonnie Raitt - background vocals on "Lost in Your Eyes" and "Heartache Away"
  • Willie Nelson: background vocals on "Star Tonight"
  • Strings arranged by Leon Pendarvis
  • Horns arranged by Leon Pendarvis, Lenny Pickett, Danny Wilensky
  • Charts

    Album - Billboard (United States)

    Singles - Billboard (United States)

    Songs

    1Heartbeat4:20
    2Voice on a Hotline4:02
    3The Last Sound Love Makes4:30

    References

    Heartbeat (Don Johnson album) Wikipedia