Heartbeat (The Oak Ridge Boys album)

Heartbeat is the 13th country studio album by the American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys, released via MCA Records in 1987. It was the first album to feature Steve Sanders, who took William Lee Golden's place in March of that year. The album includes the singles "Time In" and "True Heart". The album reached number 20 on Top Country Albums.[1]

Heartbeat
Studio album by The Oak Ridge Boys
Released	September 30, 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Country
Length	33:38
Label	MCA
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
The Oak Ridge Boys chronology
Where the Fast Lane Ends (1987) Heartbeat (1987) Monongahela (1988)
Singles from Heartbeat
"Time In" Released: October 10, 1987 "True Heart" Released: February 27, 1988

"Love Without Mercy" was later a top 10 hit for Lee Roy Parnell in 1992.

Track listing

1. "Come by Here" (Paul Kelly) — 3:59
2. "All I Need" (Steve Bogard, Rick Giles) — 3:27
3. "Don't Turn Around" (Gary Burr) — 3:36
4. "A Little More Coal on the Fire" (Dave Loggins) — 3:03
5. "Love Without Mercy" (Mike Reid, Don Pfrimmer) — 3:10
6. "Hear My Heart Beat" (Jim Casey, Danny Mayo) — 3:00
7. "Time In" (Rich Alves, Roger Murrah, James Dean Hicks) — 3:37
8. "One Love, One You" (Lisa Palas, Mark D. Sanders) — 3:02
9. "New Way Out" (Randy Sharp) — 2:49
10. "True Heart" (Michael Clark, Don Schlitz) — 3:55

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[2]

The Oak Ridge Boys

• Duane Allen - lead vocals
• Joe Bonsall - tenor vocal
• Steve Sanders - baritone vocals
• Richard Sterban - bass vocals

Additional Vocals

• John Barlow Jarvis - DX-7, piano
• Russ Kunkel - drums, percussion
• Mike Lawler - drum programming, synthesizer
• Leland Sklar - bass guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar
• Reggie Young - electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	20

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/heart-beat-mw0000653603/awards
2. Heartbeat (CD booklet). The Oak Ridge Boys. MCA Records. 1987. 42036.CS1 maint: others (link)