One Heartbeat

One Heartbeat
Studio album by Smokey Robinson
Released	April 28, 1987
Recorded	1986-1987, Conway Studios, with additional recording at Buckman Studios, Power Trax Studios and Oceanway Studios
Genre	R&B, Pop/Rock, Adult Contemporary
Length	38:10
Label	Motown
Producer	Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff
Smokey Robinson chronology
Smoke Signals (1986)Smoke Signals1986 One Heartbeat (1987) Love, Smokey (1990)Love, Smokey1990

One Heartbeat is a million-selling 1987 album by R&B singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson. It hit number 26 on the US Billboard Album Chart and number 1 on the US Billboard R&B album chart.

The album contains two US Billboard top 10 singles: "Just to See Her" (which won Robinson a Grammy Award in the category of Best Male R&B Vocal performance) and "One Heartbeat". "What's Too Much" was released as the album's third and final single. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[1] and eventually sold 900,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

1. "Just to See Her" (Jimmy George, Lou Pardini) - 4:04
2. "One Heartbeat" (Brian Ray, Steve LeGassick) - 4:07
3. "It's Time to Stop Shoppin' Around" (Robinson) - 4:02
4. "Why Do Happy Memories Hurt So Bad" (Robinson, Marvin Tarplin) - 4:06
5. "You Don't Know What It's Like" (Robinson, Reed Nielsen, Sue Shifrin) - 3:55
6. "What's Too Much" (Robinson, Ivory Stone) - 4:23
7. "Love Brought Us Here Tonight" (duet with Syreeta Wright) (Robinson, Stephen Geyer, Allan Rich) - 3:57
8. "Love Don't Give No Reason" (Robinson, Steven Tavani) - 4:25
9. "Keep Me" (Robinson) - 4:58

Personnel

• Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
• Dann Huff – guitar (1, 3-9)
• Brian Ray – guitar (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1, 4, 9)
• Rick Chudacoff – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), synth bass (3), acoustic piano (6)
• John Robinson – drums (1, 4, 5, 9)
• Peter Bunetta – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), drums (3), drum programming (6), bass synth programming (6)
• Brad Buxer – drum programming (6, 7), bass synth programming (6), keyboards (7), synthesizer programming (7), rhythm track arrangement (7)
• Tom Seufert – drum programming (8)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 9)
• Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), arrangements (5, 8)
• Lou Pardini – synthesizer solo (1)
• Steve LeGassick – keyboards (2), arrangements (2)
• Bill Elliott – keyboards (3)
• Sonny Burke – keyboards (3, 4), acoustic piano solo (6), organ (6)
• Kenny G – sax solo (2, 9), soprano sax solo (4)
• Danny Pelfrey – alto saxophone (3)
• Greg Smith – baritone saxophone (3)
• Jerry Jumonville – tenor saxophone (3)
• Bruce Paulsen – trombone (3)
• Darrell Leonard – trumpet (3, 6), horn arrangements (3)
• John Thomas – trumpet (3)
• Jerry Peterson – EWI controller (8)
• Leslie Smith – backing vocals (1, 4, 5)
• Tim Stone – backing vocals (1)
• Patti Henley – backing vocals (2, 4-9)
• Ivory Stone – backing vocals (3, 4-9)
• The Temptations – backing vocals (3)
• Howard Smith – backing vocals (4, 5)
• Alfie Silas – backing vocals (5-9)
• Maxayn Lewis – backing vocals (5)
• Kal David – backing vocals (5)
• Syreeta Wright – lead vocals (7)

Production

• Producers – Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff
• Executive Producer – Berry Gordy
• Coordination – Sharon Burston
• Engineered by Daren Klein
• Additional Recording – Richard McKernan and Frank Wolf
• Assistant Engineers – Troy Krueger, Bob Loftus, Richard McKernan, Marnie Riley and Gary Wagner.
• Mixing – Daren Klein (Tracks 1-9); Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 2, 4-7 & 9).
• Art Direction – Johnny Lee
• Design – Andy Engel
• Front Cover Photo – Bonnie Schiffman
• Back Cover Photo – Ron Slenzak

Singles

References