Kool & the Gang - In the heart 1983 torrent

In the Heart is the seventeenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang, released in 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.


Track listing @ 320



1.

"In the Heart"

James "J.T." Taylor, Robert "Kool" Bell, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang

4:03



2.

"Joanna"

Charles 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








6

"Straight Ahead"

Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang

3:31



7

"Home Is Where the Heart Is"

Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang

3:51



8

"You Can Do It"

Williams, Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang

4:39



9

"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