Heartbeat

Don Johnson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony Mod - Afw Line
• ASIN: B00000DS35
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,211 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Guilty Pleasure, August 15, 2005

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DRD - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heartbeat (Audio CD)

Hoo-boy. One can't really discuss the 80s without discussing Don Johnson, and one can't really love the 80s without loving the actor who defined the decade. The musical question is, How to justify this with the fact that the title track from this album constantly shows up on "cheesiest," "worst" and "makes me want to kill myself" lists? I've got to come clean: I think DJ is great. I'm one of those freaks who has no problem with him comparing himself to De Niro, because I completely agree with the sentiment. And I know that makes me sick and wrong. So, that out of the way, how about the album? Realistically, it's a sturdy, serviceable corporate pop/rock record. It's obvious the record company wanted to cash in on the Vice craze in a big way. This album boasts big-name talent like Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Ron Wood and others on vocals and backing tracks, and more big-name talent like Bog Seger and Tom Petty helping out with songwriting. The sound has an eighties production sheen, but avoids the cheesy keyboards and actually sounds pretty muscular on tracks like "Last Sound Love Makes" and "Gotta Get Away." The one indulgence I will allow myself, as a DJ fan, is to go over the top in my description of the album closer, "Can't Take your Memory." A beautiful piano-driven ballad, Don delivers a vocal of striking power and emotion. I really believe you could play this track in a "blind" test, and most folks would herald the dude singing it as a major undiscovered talent. But, alas, he is Don Johnson. A joke to many, a hero to some and a major talent nonetheless. Five stars for DJ fans, two and a half for everybody else.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! A Must Have For People In The Know!, June 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Heartbeat (Audio CD)

I took tons of ribbing from my friends for my three year search for the Heartbeat cassette. It was well worth it! Now I'm going to buy the CD. What a great bunch of songs. Why Don doesn't put out a Nash Bridges soundtrack or do some singing on the show is beyond me. This guy has got talent! I got even with one of my pals by playing the song Coco No. He thought it sounded real good - he ate his words and took back all the bad things he said about this album from that moment on. Now he's looking for it. Buy this CD.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm ordering the new cd, May 31, 2001

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Shannan (Sacramento, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heartbeat (Audio CD)

As a teen in the 80s, my favorite tv shows were Moonlighting and Miami Vice, never missed an episode. My folks bought me the Heartbeat cassettes when I was a teen. Of course, I was an absolute Miami Vice fan. Had posters on my walls, I even cutout the small pictures from the tv guide (pathetic, huh). I loved his tape, my favorite songs were Voice on a hotline, and Lost in your eyes. Now, just about 30 years old, that song Lost in your eyes, actually makes sense. I'm looking forward to buying the latest cd, and hearing the songs I like. For being an actor, Don Johnson has a pretty darn good voice, he did great!