''Heartbreak'' is the eighth album by American R&B group

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, released in 1984 on the SOLAR label. It features a new line-up of Delisa Davis,

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and Howard Hewett (Davis and Free having replaced

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and Jody Watley who had both left the group after the release of the previous album ''

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''). The album features Grammy nominated songs included on the ''

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'' and ''

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'' soundtracks. This would be Hewett's last album with the group before embarking on a solo career. ''Heartbreak'' peaked at No. 32 on the

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and No. 90 on the ''Billboard'' chart. The Grammy nominated song "

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" was included on the Multi-

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chart-topping soundtrack album of the film ''

'', while ''Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills'' featured on the Multi-

''Beverly Hills Cop'' soundtrack won the group a Grammy. ''Heartbreak'' went

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in the United States for sales over 500,000.

Track listing

Singles

*"Dancing in the Sheets" ( US Hot 100 No. 17,

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No. 18, UK No. 41) *"Amnesia" (US Hot 100 No. 73, US R&B No. 49, UK No. 61) *"My Girl Loves Me" (US R&B No. 22, UK No. 45) *"Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills" (US R&B No. 79)

Personnel

*Delissa Davis - Keyboards, Vocals *George Duke - Keyboards *Micki Free - Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar (Synthesizer), Vocals *Chuck Gentry - Guitar, Keyboards, Sequencing Programmer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) *Mitch Gibson - Assistant Engineer *Hawk - Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizer *Howard Hewett - Vocals, Vocals (Background) *Joyce "Fenderella" Irby - Vocals, Vocals (Background) *Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar *John "J.R." Robinson - Percussion *Barry Sarna - Keyboards *Ernie Watts - Saxophone *David Williams - Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm) *Bill Wolfer - Keyboards, Synthesizer *William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman - Sequencing Programmer

References

{{Authority control Shalamar albums 1984 albums SOLAR Records albums