In the Heart
# In the Heart

In the Heart è il quindicesimo album da studio prodotto dal gruppo musicale statunitense Kool & the Gang, pubblicato il 21 novembre del 1983.

Il primo singolo estratto è stato Joanna, seguito da Tonight. Joanna ha raggiunto un grande successo balzando immediatamente al secondo posto nella classifica degli Stati Uniti, dietro a "Karma Chameleon" dei Culture Club; inoltre ha raggiunto la seconda posizione nel Regno Unito e la prima posizione nelle US R&B Chart.

## Tracce

### Side 1

* "In the Heart" James "J.T." Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang 4:03
* "Joanna" Claydes Smith, Taylor, Kool & the Gang 4:20
* "Tonight" Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang 3:53
* "Rollin'" Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang 3:10
* "Place For Us" Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang 3:42

### Side 2

* "Straight Ahead" Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang 3:31
* "Home Is Where the Heart Is" Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang 3:51
* "You Can Do It" Williams, Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang 4:39
* "September Love"

## Musicisti

* 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

## Crediti

* 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
