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Heartbreak
Studio album by
Shalamar
ReleasedNovember 12, 1984
Recorded1983–1984
GenreDance-pop, new wave, boogie
Length40:41
LabelSOLAR
ProducerHoward Hewett, Hawk Wolinski, Bill Wolfer[1]
Shalamar chronology
The Look
(1983) 		Heartbreak
(1984) 		Circumstantial Evidence
(1987)
Singles from Heartbreak
  1. "Dancing in the Sheets"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Amnesia"
    Released: 1984
  3. "My Girl Loves Me"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB[3]

Heartbreak is the eighth album by American R&B group Shalamar, released in 1984 on the SOLAR label. It features a new line-up of Delisa Davis, Micki Free and Howard Hewett (Davis and Free having replaced Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley who had both left the group after the release of the previous album The Look). The album features "Dancing in the Sheets" from the Footloose soundtrack which was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 27th Grammy Awards and "Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills" from the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack which won Hewitt and Free a Grammy when the soundtrack won Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards. This would be Hewett's last album with the group before embarking on a solo career.

Heartbreak peaked at No. 32 on the R&B chart and No. 90 on the Billboard 200. The album was certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA for sales over 500,000.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amnesia"George Duke, Howard Hewett5:32
2."Dancing in the Sheets"Bill Wolfer, Dean Pitchford4:01
3."Whenever You Need Me"Delisa Davis4:53
4."Heartbreak"Fenderella, Chuck Gentry5:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills"Hawk Wolinski, Howard Hewett, Micki Free4:24
6."My Girl Loves Me"Wolinski, Hewett, Free4:41
7."Melody (An Erotic Affair)"Wolinski, Hewett, Free7:08
8."Deceiver"Wolinski, Hewett, Free4:04

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
Pop 		US
R&B 		UK
Pop
1984 "Dancing In The Sheets" 17 18 41
"Amnesia" 73 49 61
1985 "My Girl Loves Me" 106 22 45
"Don't Get Stopped In Beverly Hills" - 79 -

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Bill Wolfer | Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Shalamar – Heartbreak". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Shalamar – Heartbreak". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Shalamar US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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