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.

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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.

The Oak Ridge Boys

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

Musicians

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

"Album Search for "heart beat"". AllMusic.
Heartbeat (CD booklet). The Oak Ridge Boys. MCA Records. 1987. 42036.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

v t e The Oak Ridge Boys
Duane Allen William Lee Golden Richard Sterban Ben James Joe Bonsall Steve Sanders
Studio albums	Y'all Come Back Saloon Room Service The Oak Ridge Boys Have Arrived Together Fancy Free Bobbie Sue American Made Deliver Step On Out Seasons Where the Fast Lane Ends Heartbeat Monongahela American Dreams Unstoppable The Journey Common Thread A Gospel Journey The Boys Are Back It's Only Natural
Other albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits 2 Greatest Hits 3 Christmas
Notable singles	"Y'all Come Back Saloon" "You're the One" "I'll Be True to You" "Cryin' Again" "Come On In" "Sail Away" "Dream On" "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" "Trying to Love Two Women" "Heart of Mine" "Beautiful You" "Elvira" "(I'm Settin') Fancy Free" "Bobbie Sue" "So Fine" "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)" "Thank God for Kids" "American Made" "Love Song" "Ozark Mountain Jubilee" "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" "Everyday" "Make My Life with You" "Little Things" "Touch a Hand, Make a Friend" "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" "Juliet" "You Made a Rock of a Rolling Stone" "It Takes a Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)" "This Crazy Love" "Time In" "True Heart" "Gonna Take a Lot of River" "Bridges and Walls" "Beyond Those Years" "An American Family" "No Matter How High" "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" "Lucky Moon" "Change My Mind" "Seven Nation Army"
Guest singles	"Same Ole Me" (with George Jones) "When You Get to the Heart (with Barbara Mandrell) "Out Goin' Cattin'" (Sawyer Brown with Joe Bonsall) "Broken Trust" (with Brenda Lee)
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