Jonathan Butler (album)
Jonathan Butler is a 1987 album by South African singer-guitarist Jonathan Butler.
Critical reception
Ron Wynn of Allmusic in a 3/5 stars review, described this as "The album that made Butler a star. The sweeping ballads, catchy uptempo, dance-oriented hits, and multi-tracked overdubs and background vocalists helped make his music a staple on late '80s Urban Contemporary radio."One Heartbeat was ranked at No. 2 on Robert K. Oermann of USA Today's list of 1987's top 50 R&B albums.
Track listing
All songs written by Jonathan Butler and Jolyon Skinner, except where noted.- "Lies" - 4:37
- "Love Songs, Candlelight & You" - 5:00
- "Going Home" - 4:44
- "I Miss Your Love Tonight" - 4:20
- "Holding On" - 4:12
- "One More Dance" - 4:37
- "Take Good Care Of Me" - 4:28
- "Barenese" - 4:33
- "All Over You" - 4:34
- "Overflowing" - 4:05
- "Lovin' You" - 4:58
- "Sunset" - 4:15
- "Say We'll Be Together" - 4:00
- "Give A Little More Lovin'" - 4:10
- "Reunion" - 5:03
- "High Tide" - 4:42
Personnel
- Jonathan Butler – lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, rhythm arrangements, guitars, keyboards, 12-string guitar, all instruments
- Barry Eastmond – keyboards, horn arrangements, rhythm arrangements, string arrangements, drum programming, Simmons drums
- Eric Rehl – keyboards, synthesizers
- Jason Miles – synth horns, synthesizer programming
- Ira Siegel – rhythm guitar
- Doc Powell – rhythm guitar, guitars
- Wayne Braithwaite – bass
- Luico Hopper – bass
- Buddy Williams – drums
- Chris Parker – drums
- Terry Silverlight – drums
- Bernard Davis – drums
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion
- Anthony MacDonald – percussion
- Charles Dougherty – horns
- V. Jeffrey Smith – horns, backing vocals
- Earl Gardner – horns
- Ron Tooley – horns
- Chris Hunter – alto saxophone
- Chris White – alto saxophone
- Ed Salkin – alto saxophone
- Thomas Flammia – backing vocals
- Curtis King – backing vocals
- Yolanda Lee Lewis – backing vocals
- Brenda White-King – backing vocals
- Diane Williams – backing vocals
- Dolly Eastmond – backing vocals
- Audrey Wheeler – backing vocals
- Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals
- Phillip Ballou – backing vocals
- Ethel Beatty – backing vocals
- Katie Kissoon – backing vocals
Production
- Mike Noble – A&R
- Barry Eastmond – producer
- Bryan "Chuck" New – mixing, producer
- Nigel Green – mixing
- Carl Beatty – engineer
- Joe Blaney – engineer
- Steve Peck – engineer
- Steve Power – engineer
- Bruce Robbins – engineer
- Zombart – sleeve design
- Rob Lee – photography
- Jonathan Butler – liner notes
- Running Dog Management – management