One Heartbeat

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.

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, 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

 * 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

 * 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