In the Heart is the fifteenth studio album by the funk/R&B band Kool & the Gang, released on November 21, 1983. Four singles were released from the album, with two singles becoming major hits on the US Hot 100. The first single, "Straight Ahead", failed to chart on the Hot 100, but the second single, "Joanna", reached number two on the charts in the US and UK, and hit number one on the US R&B chart. The third single, "Tonight", peaked at No. 13 on the US Hot 100. The fourth single "(When You Say You Love Somebody) In the Heart" did not chart on the Hot 100, but became a moderate hit on the UK R&B chart.
Track listing
Personnel
Kool & the Gang James "J.T." Taylor – lead vocals, backing vocals Curtis "Fitz" Williams – keyboards, Memorymoog, Minimoog, Oberheim OB-X, alto saxophone, backing vocals Ronald "Khalis" Bell – Oberheim OB-X, tenor saxophone, backing vocals Claydes Charles Smith – guitars Robert "Kool" Bell – bass George "Funky" Brown – drums Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas – alto saxophone Clifford Adams – trombone, backing vocals Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet Michael Ray – trumpet Kool & the Gang – horn arrangements
Additional musicians Rick Iantosca – guitars (2, 3, 7) Brenden Harkin – guitars (3, 5, 9) Leslie Reil – guitars (6) Will Lee – bass (1, 6) Jeff Davis – trumpet (6) Greg Poree – string arrangements Joe Malin – string contractor Gene Orloff – concertmaster
Production Kool & the Gang – producers Ronald Bell – producer, mixing Jim Bonnefond – producer, chief engineer, mixing Nelson Ayres – engineer Cliff Hodsdon – engineer Gabe Vigorito – mixing Jose Rodriguez – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Joe Gastwirt – CD mastering Sydney Collier – cover concept Y. Bell – cover concept Don Lynn – back cover group photography Ron Slenzak – cover photography
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