# 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

* "Just to See Her" (Jimmy George, Lou Pardini) - 4:04
* "One Heartbeat" (Brian Ray, Steve LeGassick) - 4:07
* "It's Time to Stop Shoppin' Around" (Robinson, Marsha Gold) - 4:02
* "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
* "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 Don't Give No Reason" (Robinson, Steven Tavani) - 4:25
* "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

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| United States (RIAA) | Gold | 500,000$^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||

## Singles

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