Essential is een album van Don Johnson, uitgebracht in 1999. Essential bevat o.a. de nummers: “Tell It Like It Is”, “Heartbeat”, “Star Tonight”, “Lost In Your Eyes” en vele anderen. Het album betreft een pop CD.
1. Tell It Like It Is 2. Voice On A Hotline 3. Heartbeat 4. Other People's Lives 5. Heartache Away 6. What If It Takes All Night 7. Can't Take Your Memory 8. Angel City 9. Star Tonight 10. Lost In Your Eyes 11. Coco Don't 12. Gotta Get Away 13. Your Love Is Sage With Me 14. Lonely Too Long 15. The Last Sound Love Makes 16. A Better Place