In the Heart is the fifteenth studio album by the funk/R&B 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 only #103 in the U.S. but a top twenty hit in the UK, while "Tonight" was a top twenty in the U.S.[3][4]

In the Heart
Studio album by Kool & the Gang
Released	November 21, 1983
Genre	R&B, post-disco, adult contemporary
Length	34:55
Label	De-Lite
Producer	Jim Bonnefond, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang chronology
As One (1982) In the Heart (1983) Emergency (1984)
Singles from In the Heart
"Joanna" Released: December 17, 1983 "Tonight" Released: January 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

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, 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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