In the Heart
In the Heart is the fifteenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released on November 21, 1983. The album became a hit and brought a return to the Billboard charts for the band. The hit love song, "Joanna", soared to number two on the charts in the U.S. and UK, and hit number one on the U.S. R&B chart. "Straight Ahead" was a top twenty hit in the UK, while "Tonight" did the same in the U.S.[3][4]
Track listing
| 1. |
"In the Heart" | James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
4:03 |
| 2. |
"Joanna" | Claydes Smith, Taylor, Kool & the Gang |
4:20 |
| 3. |
"Tonight" | Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang |
3:53 |
| 4. |
"Rollin'" | Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
3:10 |
| 5. |
"Place For Us" | Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang |
3:42 |
| 1. |
"Straight Ahead" | Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
3:31 |
| 2. |
"Home Is Where the Heart Is" | Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
3:51 |
| 3. |
"You Can Do It" | Williams, Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang |
4:39 |
| 4. |
"September Love" | George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang |
4:39 |
Personnel
- Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell
- Drums – George Brown
- Guitar – Charles Smith
- Tenor saxophone; OB-X synthesizer; backing vocals – Ronald "Khalis" Bell
- Lead and backing vocals – James "J.T." Taylor
- Trombone; backing vocals – Clifford Adams
- Keyboards; alto saxophone; Memory Moog, Mini Moog, and OB-X synthesizers, backing vocals – Curtis "Fitz" Williams
- Alto saxophone – Dennis "D.T." Thomas
- Trumpet – Michael Ray, Robert "Spike" Mickens
- Horns arranged by – Kool & The Gang
- Strings arranged by – Greg Poree
- Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
- Contractor (Strings) – Joe Malin
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- Chief engineer - Jim Bonnefond
- Engineers – Cliff Hodsdon, Nelson Ayres
- Mixed By – Gabe Vigorito, Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond
- Mastered by – Jose Rodriguez
- Producer – Jim Bonnefond, Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang
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