''In the Heart'' is the fifteenth studio album by the funk/R&B band
Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B/soul/funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. T ...
, 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
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", 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 only #103 in the U.S. but a top twenty hit in the UK, while "Tonight" was a top twenty in the U.S.
Track listing
Personnel
*Bass and Synclavier – 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
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, 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
*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
* CD Mastering - Joe Gastwirt
Certifications
References
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Kool & the Gang albums
1983 albums
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