Heartbeat

by Don Johnson

Overview

As far as celebrity records go, Heartbeat isn't half bad. Don Johnson is at best a competent singer, but for his first foray into pop music, he had the good sense to surround himself with strong collaborators, enlisting songs from the likes of Tom Petty ("Lost in Your Eyes"), Bob Seger ("Star Tonight"), and Diane Warren ("Other People's Lives"). Outside of its sheer novelty value, Heartbeat is also notable for the presence of such high-profile guests as Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ron Wood, and no less than Barbra Streisand. [Razor & Tie's 1998 reissue also includes six tracks from Johnson's 1989 follow-up, Let It Roll.] ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Sony Music / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0074644036626
Rank:	45428

Tracks

1. Heartbeat
2. Voice on a Hotline
3. The Last Sound Love Makes
4. Lost in Your Eyes
5. Coco Don't
6. Heartache Away
7. Love Roulette
8. Star Tonight
9. Gotta Get Away
10. Can't Take Your Memory

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Don Johnson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jeff Daniels   Guest Artist
Dweezil Zappa   Guest Artist,Guitar
Willie Nelson   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Dickey Betts   Guest Artist,Guitar
Bonnie Raitt   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Barbra Streisand   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Ron Wood   Guest Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Stevie Ray Vaughan   Guest Artist,Guitar
Kennan Keating   Guitar
Chas Sandford   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Lauren Kinhan   Vocals (Background)
Steve Jones   Guitar
Tamara Champlin   Vocals (Background)
Lenny Pickett   Horn,Saxophone
Michael Des Barres   Vocals (Background)
David Resnik   Guitar
Jamie Skylar   Vocals (Background)
Louis Merlino   Vocals (Background)
Michael Camacho   Vocals (Background)
Yogi Lee   Vocals (Background)
Joseph J. Sheply   Horn
Larry Russell   Bass
Rock Wilk   Vocals (Background)
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Curtis King   Vocals (Background)
Janice Dempsey   Vocals (Background)
Wayne Brathwaite   Bass
Debbie Cole   Vocals (Background)
John Keane   Drums
Leon Pendarvis   Conductor
Dan Wilensky   Saxophone
Chrissy Faith   Vocals (Background)
Acar S. Key   Cymbals
Tracey Amos   Vocals (Background)
Charlie Judge   Keyboards
Paul Pesco   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Terry Silverlight   Drums
Audrey Wheeler   Vocals (Background)
Bill Champlin   Organ,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Keith Diamond   Bass,Keyboards,Percussion,Finger Snaps
Ira Siegel   Guitar
Cindy Mizelle   Vocals (Background)
Chris Botti   Trumpet
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
Kent Smith   Trumpet
J.T. Lewis   Drums
Earl Gardner   Horn
Mark Leonard   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Omar Hakim   Drums
Alex Foster   Horn
George Young   Horn
Curly Smith   Drums

Technical Credits

Chas Sandford   Mixing,Producer
Frank Olinsky   Art Direction
Gary McGachan   Mixing,Engineer
Peter Kaye   Composer
Eddie Garcia   Engineer
Randee Saint Nicholas   Photography
Debi Cornish   Assistant Engineer
Mary Ellen Mark   Photography
John McGlain   Assistant Engineer
Jerry Tobias   Photography
Don Johnson   Composer
Eric Kaz   Composer
Leon Pendarvis   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Dickey Betts   Composer
Lenny Pickett   Horn Arrangements
Wendy Waldman   Composer
Peter Robbins   Engineer
Barbra Streisand   Composer
David Axelbaum   Engineer
George Karras   Assistant Engineer
Dan Wilensky   Horn Arrangements
Acar S. Key   Engineer
Bob Ross   Engineer
Bob Seger   Composer
Keith Diamond   Arranger,Producer
Bonnie Raitt   Composer
Willie Nelson   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Tom Petty   Composer
Curly Smith   Composer
Laura Livingston   Assistant Engineer