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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = One Heartbeat
| name = One Heartbeat
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Smokey Robinson]]
| artist = [[Smokey Robinson]]
| cover = One Heartbeat (Smokey Robinson).jpg
| Cover =
| Released = 1987
| alt =
| released = February 24, 1987
| Recorded = 1986-1987, Conway Studios, with additional recording at Buckman Studios, Power Trax Studios and Oceanway Studios
| recorded = 1986–1987
| Genre = [[R&B]], [[Pop/Rock]], [[Adult Contemporary]]
| Length = 38:10
| venue =
| studio = [[Conway Studios]], with additional recording at Buckman Studios, Power Trax Studios and [[Ocean Way Recording]]
| Label = [[Motown]]
| Producer = [[Peter Bunetta]], [[Rick Chudacoff]]
| genre = [[R&B]], [[pop rock]], [[adult contemporary]]
| Reviews =
| length = 38:10
| label = [[Motown]]
| Last album = '''''Smoke Signals'''''<br/>(1986)
| producer = [[Peter Bunetta]], [[Rick Chudacoff]]
| This album = '''''One Heartbeat''''<br/>(1987)
| prev_title = [[Smoke Signals (Smokey Robinson album)|Smoke Signals]]
| Next album = '''''Love, Smokey'''''<br/>(1990)
| prev_year = 1986
| next_title = [[Love, Smokey]]
| next_year = 1990
}}
}}


'''''One Heartbeat''''' is an album by American [[R&B]] singer/songwriter [[Smokey Robinson]], released in 1987. It hit number 26 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Album Chart and number 1 on the US Billboard R&B album chart. The album contains Robinson's last two US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' top 10 singles: "[[Just to See Her]]" (which won Robinson a [[Grammy Award]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best Male R&B Vocal performance]]) and "[[One Heartbeat (song)|One Heartbeat]]". "What's Too Much" was released as the album's third and final single. The album was certified Gold by the [[RIAA]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|title = Gold & Platinum|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]}}</ref>
'''''One Heartbeat''''' is the title of a million-selling 1987 album by legendary [[R&B]] and [[Pop/Rock]] singer/songwriter [[Smokey Robinson]]. It hit #1 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s R&B albums chart.

The album contains the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Top 10 singles "[[Just to See Her]]" (which won Robinson a [[Grammy Award]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance|Best Male R&B Vocal performance]]) and "[[One Heartbeat (song)|One Heartbeat]]". The album's third and final 45 release was the sensual "What's Too Much". This album has been Certified Gold by the [[RIAA]]. [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database]


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
#"[[Just to See Her]]" (Jimmy George, Lou Pardini) - 4:04
#"[[Just to See Her]]" ([[Jimmy George (musician)|Jimmy George]], [[Lou Pardini]]) - 4:04
#"[[One Heartbeat (song)|One Heartbeat]]" ([[Brian Ray]], Steve LeGassick) - 4:07
#"[[One Heartbeat (song)|One Heartbeat]]" ([[Brian Ray]], Steve LeGassick) - 4:07
#"It's Time to Stop Shoppin' Around" (Robinson) - 4:02
#"It's Time to Stop Shoppin' Around" (Robinson, Marsha Gold) - 4:02
#"Why Do Memories Hurt So Bad" (Robinson, [[Marvin Tarplin]]) - 4:06
#"Why Do Happy Memories Hurt So Bad" (Robinson, [[Marvin Tarplin]]) - 4:06
#"You Don't Know What It's Like" (Robinson, Reed Nielsen, Sue Shifrin) - 3:55
#"You Don't Know What It's Like" (Robinson, Reed Nielsen, Sue Shifrin) - 3:55
#"What's Too Much" (Robinson, Ivory Stone) - 4:23
#"What's Too Much" (Robinson, Ivory Stone, Lonnie Kirtz, Pepi Talbert) - 4:23
#"Love Brought Us Here Tonight" (duet with [[Syreeta Wright]]) (Robinson, Stephen Geyer, Allan Rich) - 3:57
#"Love Brought Us Here Tonight" (duet with [[Syreeta Wright]]) (Robinson, Stephen Geyer, Allan Rich) - 3:57
#"Love Don't Give No Reason" (Robinson, Steven Tavani) - 4:25
#"Love Don't Give No Reason" (Robinson, Steven Tavani) - 4:25
#"Keep Me" (Robinson) - 4:58
#"Keep Me" (Robinson) - 4:58


==Singles==
== Personnel ==
* Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
* Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), arrangements (5, 8)
* [[Lou Pardini]] – synthesizer solo (1)
* [[Rick Chudacoff]] – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), synth bass (3), acoustic piano (6)
* Steve LeGassick – keyboards (2), arrangements (2)
* [[Bill Elliott (musician)|Bill Elliott]] – keyboards (3)
* Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (3, 4), acoustic piano solo (6), [[Electric organ|organ]] (6)
* [[Dann Huff]] – guitars (1, 3-9)
* [[Brian Ray]] – guitars (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2)
* [[Neil Stubenhaus]] – bass guitar (1, 4, 9)
* [[John Robinson (drummer)|John Robinson]] – drums (1, 4, 5, 9)
* [[Peter Bunetta]] – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), drums (3), bass synth programming (6), drum programming (6)
* [[Brad Buxer]] – drum programming (6, 7), bass synth programming (6), keyboards (7), synthesizer programming (7), rhythm track arrangements (7)
* Tom Seufert – drum programming (8)
* [[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion (1, 3, 9)
* [[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 – [[Electronic wind instrument|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

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|26|artist=Smokey Robinson|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 13, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Smokey Robinson|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 13, 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 13, 2021}}</ref>
| 49
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=February 13, 2021}}</ref>
| 12
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Smokey Robinson|title=One Heartbeat|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1987|certyear=1987|accessdate=February 13, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==Singles==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Title
! Title
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
!width="40"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|US R&B]]
!width="40"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|US R&B]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Billboard Adult Contemporary|AC]]
!width="40"|[[Billboard Adult Contemporary|AC]]
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
!width="40"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
|-
|-
| 1987
|align="left" valign="top"|1987
|align="left" valign="top"|"Just to See Her"</sup>
| "Just to See Her"
!align="center" valign="top"| 8
|align="center" | 8
!align="center" valign="top"| 2
|align="center" | 2
!align="center" valign="top"| 1
|align="center" | 1
!align="center" valign="top"| 52
|align="center" | 52
|-
|-
| 1987
|align="left" valign="top"|1987
|align="left" valign="top"|"One Heartbeat"</sup>
| "One Heartbeat"
!align="center" valign="top"| 10
|align="center" | 10
!align="center" valign="top"| 3
|align="center" | 3
!align="center" valign="top"| 2
|align="center" | 2
!align="center" valign="top"| -
|align="center" |
|-
|-
|}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 06:09, 5 December 2024

One Heartbeat
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 1987
Recorded1986–1987
StudioConway Studios, with additional recording at Buckman Studios, Power Trax Studios and Ocean Way Recording
GenreR&B, pop rock, adult contemporary
Length38:10
LabelMotown
ProducerPeter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff
Smokey Robinson chronology
Smoke Signals
(1986)
One Heartbeat
(1987)
Love, Smokey
(1990)

One Heartbeat is an album by American R&B singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson, released in 1987. It hit number 26 on the US Billboard Album Chart and number 1 on the US Billboard R&B album chart. The album contains Robinson's last 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]

Track listing

[edit]
  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, Marsha Gold) - 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, Lonnie Kirtz, Pepi Talbert) - 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

[edit]
  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9), arrangements (5, 8)
  • Lou Pardini – synthesizer solo (1)
  • Rick Chudacoff – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), synth bass (3), acoustic piano (6)
  • Steve LeGassick – keyboards (2), arrangements (2)
  • Bill Elliott – keyboards (3)
  • Reginald "Sonny" Burke – keyboards (3, 4), acoustic piano solo (6), organ (6)
  • Dann Huff – guitars (1, 3-9)
  • Brian Ray – guitars (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (1, 4, 9)
  • John Robinson – drums (1, 4, 5, 9)
  • Peter Bunetta – arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9), drums (3), bass synth programming (6), drum programming (6)
  • Brad Buxer – drum programming (6, 7), bass synth programming (6), keyboards (7), synthesizer programming (7), rhythm track arrangements (7)
  • Tom Seufert – drum programming (8)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 9)
  • 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

[edit]
  • 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

Charts

[edit]

Certifications

[edit]
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Singles

[edit]
Year Title US US R&B AC UK
1987 "Just to See Her" 8 2 1 52
1987 "One Heartbeat" 10 3 2

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ "Smokey Robinson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Smokey Robinson Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Smokey Robinson – One Heartbeat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 13, 2021.