Let It Roll (Don Johnson album)

Let It Roll
Let It Roll
Studio album by Don Johnson
Released	September 20, 1989
Studio	Right Track (New York City); Soundtrack (New York City); Unique (New York City); Skyline (New York City); Lion Share (Los Angeles); Cherokee (Los Angeles); New River (Fort Lauderdale); Audio Vision Recording (Miami);
Genre	Rock
Length	44:10
Label	Epic
Producer	Keith Diamond
Don Johnson chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Other People's Lives"	Diane Warren	5:25
2.	"Tell It Like It Is"	Lee Diamond George Davis	4:30
3.	"Your Love Is Safe with Me"	Scott Cutler Dennis Morgan	4:22
4.	"A Better Place" (duet with Yuri)	John Capek Marc Jordan Amy Sky	5:25
5.	"When You Only Loved Me"	Jeff Daniels Harold Allen	3:55
6.	"Angel City"	Don Johnson Keith Diamond Michael Des Barres Dave Resnik	4:22
7.	"Lonely Too Long"	Marty Robbins	4:20
8.	"Let It Roll"	Johnson Diamond	4:21
9.	"What If It Takes All Night"	Clyde Lieberman Jeff Pescetto Richard James Burgess	4:06
10.	"Little One's Lullaby"	Johnson Diamond	3:24

Personnel

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

Musicians

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

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

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Let It Roll*
Chart (1989)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	19
European Albums (Music & Media)^[5]	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	17
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	2
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	35
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	6

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Let It Roll*
Chart (1989)	Position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[10]	64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[11]	32

Certifications

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

^ "Let It Roll – Don Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ 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)
^ "Austriancharts.at – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 33. August 19, 1989. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ 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.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Don Johnson – Let It Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Don Johnson – Let It Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "European Top 100 Albums 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1989" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Don Johnson; 'Let It Roll')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Let It Roll')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[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)

[ac_Austria_Don_Johnson-3] "Austriancharts.at – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[ac_Netherlands_Don_Johnson-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.

[ac_Germany4_Don_Johnson-7] "Offiziellecharts.de – Don Johnson – Let It Roll" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[ac_Sweden_Don_Johnson-8] "Swedishcharts.com – Don Johnson – Let It Roll". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[ac_Switzerland_Don_Johnson-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.

[GermanyDon_JohnsonLet_It_RollalbumCertRef-12] "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Don Johnson; 'Let It Roll')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[SwitzerlandDon_JohnsonLet_It_RollalbumCertRef-13] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Let It Roll')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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v t e Don Johnson
Studio albums	Heartbeat (1986) Let It Roll (1989)
Compilation albums	The Essential (1997)
Singles	"Heartbeat" "Tell It Like It Is" "Till I Loved You"
Family	Dakota Johnson (daughter) Jesse Johnson (son) Patti D'Arbanville (ex-partner) Melanie Griffith (ex-wife)