1986 Don Johnson – Heartbeart
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
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

Carol Vaillancourt
May 2, 2024 @ 03:13
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