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Let It Roll (Don Johnson album)

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Let It Roll
Studio album by
Don Johnson
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1989
Studio
GenreRock
Length44:10
LabelEpic
ProducerKeith Diamond
Don Johnson chronology
Heartbeat
(1986) 		Let It Roll
(1989) 		The Essential
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Let It Roll is the second (and to date final) studio album by American actor and singer Don Johnson, released on September 20, 1989, by Epic Records. Barbra Streisand contributed background vocals to "What If It Takes All Night". It also includes Johnson's rendition of "Tell It Like It Is".

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Other People's Lives"Diane Warren5:25
2."Tell It Like It Is"
  • Lee Diamond
  • George Davis
4:30
3."Your Love Is Safe with Me"
4:22
4."A Better Place" (duet with Yuri)
5:25
5."When You Only Loved Me"
3:55
6."Angel City"
4:22
7."Lonely Too Long"Marty Robbins4:20
8."Let It Roll"
  • Johnson
  • Diamond
4:21
9."What If It Takes All Night"
4:06
10."Little One's Lullaby"
  • Johnson
  • Diamond
3:24

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Let It Roll.[2]

Musicians

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  • Don Johnson – lead vocals (all tracks); background vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6); guitars (track 10)
  • Omar Hakim – drums (tracks 1, 9)
  • Paul Pesco – bass (track 1); guitars (tracks 2–4, 7–10); guitar solo (track 3); acoustic guitar solo (track 9)
  • Ira Siegel – guitars (tracks 1–3, 6, 7); guitar solo (track 1)
  • Keith Diamond – keyboards (tracks 1, 3–10); bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8); Hammond B3 organ, acoustic piano (track 2); keyboard solo (track 5); Fairlight, fingersnaps, percussion (track 9); arrangements (tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10)
  • Joe Lynn Turner – background vocals (track 1)
  • Michael Camacho – background vocals (track 1)
  • Curtis King – background vocals (track 1)
  • Tracy Amos – background vocals (tracks 1, 6)
  • Kennan Keating – additional guitars (track 1)
  • Terry Silverlight – drums (tracks 2, 4, 8)
  • Danny Wilensky – sax, horn solo, horn arrangements (track 2); solo saxes, horn arrangements (track 6)
  • Chris Botti – trumpet (track 2); solo trumpet (track 6)
  • Mike Davis – trombone (track 2)
  • B.J. Nelson – background vocals (track 2)
  • Janice Dempsey – background vocals (tracks 2, 6–9)
  • Cindy Mizelle – background vocals (tracks 2, 8)
  • Audrey Wheeler – background vocals (tracks 2, 9)
  • John Keane – drums (tracks 3, 6, 7)
  • John Pierce – bass (track 3)
  • Dave Resnik – guitars (tracks 3, 6, 7)
  • Bruce Kulick – guitars, additional solo guitars (track 3)
  • Steve Jones – guitars (tracks 3, 6, 7)
  • Ron Schwartz – keyboards (tracks 3, 6, 7)
  • Liz Constantine – background vocals (track 3)
  • N'Dea – background vocals (track 3)
  • Laura Creamer – background vocals (track 3)
  • Jill Dell'Abate – background vocals (tracks 3, 9)
  • Yogi Lee – background vocals (tracks 3, 6, 9)
  • Chrissy Faith – background vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7)
  • EBN – Fairlight (tracks 4, 9)
  • Yuri – featured vocals, background vocals (track 4)
  • Jeff Daniels – guitars (track 5)
  • Acar Key – cymbals (track 5)
  • Leon Pendarvis – horn arrangements (tracks 5, 9); string arrangements, string and horn conducting
  • Carl James – bass (tracks 6, 7)
  • Bashiri Johnson – percussion (track 6)
  • Kent Smith – trumpet (track 6)
  • Rock Wilk – background vocals (track 6)
  • Lauren Kinhan – background vocals (tracks 7, 8)
  • Larry Russell – bass (track 8)
  • Louis Merlino – background vocals (track 8)
  • Wayne Brathwaite – bass (track 9)
  • Mike Jewel – keyboards (track 9)
  • Barbra Streisand – background vocals (track 9)
  • Debbe Cole – background vocals (track 9)
  • Jesse Levy, Frederick Zlotkin, Eugene Moya, Lewis Eley, Julien C. Barber, Harold Coletta, Alfred V. Brown, Jesse L. Levine, Harry Lookofsky, Charles Libove, Regis Iandiorio, Gerald Tarack, Max Ellen – strings
  • George Young, Alex Foster, Joseph J. Shepley, Jeffrey Kievit – horns

Technical

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  • Keith Diamond – production
  • Acar Key – engineering
  • Eddie Garcia, Bob Ross, Peter Robbins – additional engineering
  • Debbie Cornish, George Karras, Laura Livingston, John McGlain – engineering assistance

Artwork

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  • Nancy Donald – art direction
  • David Coleman – art direction
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Let It Roll
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[12] Gold 250,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] Gold 25,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Let It Roll – Don Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Let It Roll (liner notes). Don Johnson. Epic Records. 1989. EK 40869.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 33. August 19, 1989. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Don Johnson – Let It Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Don Johnson – Let It Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "European Top 100 Albums 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1989" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Don Johnson; 'Let It Roll')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Let It Roll')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
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