1986 Don Johnson – Heartbeart

Bill Champlin, Don Johnson

Heartbeat is the debut studio album by American actor and singer Don Johnson, released on September 30, 1986, by Epic Records. 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. The title track peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Tracks

1 Heartbeat (Eric Kaz; Wendy Waldman) 04:22
2 Voice On A Hotline (Bill LaBounty; Kathy Wakefield) 04:00
3 The Last Sound Love Makes (John Capek; Sam Egorin; Tony Sciuto) 04:29
4 Lost In Your Eyes (Tom Petty) 04:30
5 Coco Don’t (Nan O’Byrne; Peter Kaye) 03:31
6 Heartache Away (Steve Cochran) 04:50
7 Love Roulette (Don Johnson; Mark Leonard) 04:19
8 Star Tonight (Bob Seger) 02:54
9 Gotta Get Away (Chas Sandford) 04:26
10 Can’t Take Your Memory (Curly Smith; Don Johnson) 04:29

Biography

Don Johnson

Musicians

1 Heartbeat

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Keyboards	Charles Judge
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Tamara Champlin
Vocals	Don Johnson

2 Voice On A Hotline

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Keyboards	Bill Champlin
Keyboards	Charles Judge
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Tamara Champlin
Vocals	Don Johnson

3 The Last Sound Love Makes

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar (solo)	Dweezil Zappa
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Keyboards	Charles Judge
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Tamara Champlin
Background Vocals	Chas Sandford
Vocals	Don Johnson

4 Lost In Your Eyes

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Keyboards	Charles Judge
Background Vocals	Bonnie Raitt
Vocals	Don Johnson

5 Coco Don’t

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Keyboards	Bill Champlin
Horns	Earl Gardner
Horns	Lenny Pickett
Sax	Lenny Pickett
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Tamara Champlin
Background Vocals	Chas Sandford
Background Vocals	Michael Des Barres
Vocals	Don Johnson

6 Heartache Away

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar (solo)	Stevie Ray Vaughan
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Acoustic Guitar	Ron Wood
Organ	Bill Champlin
Piano	Chas Sandford
Tambourine	Chas Sandford
Background Vocals	Bonnie Raitt
Vocals	Don Johnson

7 Love Roulette

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar (solo)	Stevie Ray Vaughan
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Guitar	Dickey Betts
Guitar	Ron Wood
Horns	Earl Gardner
Horns	Lenny Pickett
Background Vocals	Ron Wood
Background Vocals	Bill Champlin
Background Vocals	Tamara Champlin
Background Vocals	Chas Sandford
Background Vocals	Jamie Skylar
Vocals	Don Johnson

8 Star Tonight

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Harmonica	Mickey Raphael
Background Vocals	Willie Nelson
Vocals	Don Johnson

9 Gotta Get Away

Bass	Mark Leonard
Drums	Curly Smith
Guitar	Chas Sandford
Keyboards	Charles Judge
Vocals	Don Johnson

10 Can’t Take Your Memory

Bass	Mark Leonard
Keyboards	Charles Judge
Vocals	Don Johnson

Liner Notes

Producer – Chas Sandford
Arranged By (Horns) – Lenny Pickett
Engineer – Gary McGachan
Engineer (Second) – Dave Axelbaum
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen, Stuart Furusho
Mixed By – Chas Sandford, Gary McGachan

Art Direction – Frank Olinsky, Manhattan Design
Illustration – Roberta Ludlow, Mark Penberthy
Photography – Mary Ellen Mark, Diane Sillan, Glenn Watson, Jerry Tobias, Stephen Frailey

Mastered At Precision Lacquer
Mixed At Criteria Recording Studios
Recorded At Criteria Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc