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Line 1: ~~{{unreferenced\|date=June 2009}}~~ {{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> \| Name = In the Heart Line 5 ⟶ 4: \| Type = Album \| Artist = [[Kool & the Gang]] \| Released = {{date\|November 21, 1983}} \| Genre = [[Funk]] \| Length = 34:55 \| Label = [[~~Polygram~~De-Lite Records\|~~Polygram~~De-Lite]] \| Producer = Jim Bonnefond, [[Ronald Bell (musician)\|Ronald Bell]], Kool & the Gang ~~\| Reviews = ''[[Allmusic]]'' {{rating\|2\|5}} [{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r11169\|pure_url=yes}} link]</br>~~ \| ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating\|4\|5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/koolthegang/albums/album/304363/review/5942872/in_the_heart link] \| Last album = ''[[As One (album)\|As One]]''<br />(1982) \| This album = '''''In the Heart'''''<br />(1983) \| Next album = ''[[Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)\|Emergency]]''<br />(1984) }} {{Album ratings \| rev1 = [[Allmusic]] \| rev1Score = {{rating\|2\|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic\|class=album\|id=r11169\|label="Kool & the Gang: ''In the Heart''" \|first=Amy \|last=Hanson \|accessdate={{date\|2011-10-30}}}}</ref> \| rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' \| rev2Score = {{rating\|4\|5}}<ref>{{cite journal \|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/koolthegang/albums/album/304363/review/5942872/in_the_heart \|title=Kool & the Gang: ''In the Heart'' \|first=Errol \|last=Somay \|date={{date\|Feb 2, 1984}} \|issue=RS 414 \|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] \|publisher=Straight Arrow \|issn=0035-791X \|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20071116174118/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/koolthegang/albums/album/304363/review/5942872/in_the_heart \|archivedate={{date\|2007-11-16}}}}</ref> }} '''''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 (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.<ref>{{Allmusic \|class=album \|id=r11169 \|tab=charts-awards/billboard-single \|label="In the Heart > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" \|accessdate={{date\|2011-10-30}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3214 \|title=Kool and the Gang \|publisher=ChartStats.com \|accessdate={{date\|2011-10-30}}}}</ref> == Track listing == {{Track listing \| headline = Side 1 #"In the Heart" ▼ \| writing_credits = yes #"[[Joanna (Kool & the Gang song)\|Joanna]]" ▼ ▲#"\| title1 = In the Heart" ~~#"Tonight"~~ \| writer1 = James "J.T." Taylor, [[Robert Bell (musician)\|Robert "Kool" Bell]], [[Ronald Bell (musician)\|Ronald Bell]], Kool & the Gang ~~#"Rollin'"~~ \| length1 = 4:03 ~~#"Place for Us"~~ ▲#"\| title2 = [[Joanna (Kool & the Gang song)\|Joanna]]" #"Straight Ahead"▼ \| writer2 = [[Claydes Charles Smith\|Charles Smith]], Taylor, Kool & the Gang #"Home Is Where the Heart Is" ▼ \| length2 = 4:20 #"You Can Do It" ▼ \| title3 = Tonight #"September Love"▼ \| writer3 = Curtis Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang \| length3 = 3:53 \| title4 = Rollin' \| writer4 = Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang \| length4 = 3:10 \| title5 = Place For Us \| writer5 = Williams, Taylor, Kool & the Gang \| length5 = 3:42 }} {{Track listing \| headline = Side 2 \| writing_credits = yes ▲#"\| title1 = Straight Ahead" \| writer1 = Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang \| length1 = 3:31 ▲#"\| title2 = Home Is Where the Heart Is" \| writer2 = Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang \| length2 = 3:51 ▲#"\| title3 = You Can Do It" \| writer3 = Williams, Taylor, Ronald Bell, Kool & the Gang \| length3 = 4:39 ▲#"\| title4 = September Love" \| writer4 = George Brown, Taylor, Kool & the Gang \| length4 = 4:39 }} ==Personnel== Bass – Robert "Kool" Bell Drums – George Brown Guitar – Charles Smith Tenor saxophone; [[Oberheim OB-X\|OB-X synthesizer]]; backing vocals – Ronald "Khalis" Bell Lead and backing vocals – James "J.T." Taylor Trombone; backing vocals – Clifford Adams Keyboards; alto saxophone; [[Memorymoog\|Memory Moog]], [[Minimoog\|Mini Moog]], and [[Oberheim OB-X\|OB-X]] synthesizers, backing vocals – Curtis "Fitz" Williams Alto saxophone – Dennis "D.T." Thomas Trumpet – Michael Ray, Robert "Spike" Mickens {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} Horns arranged by – Kool & The Gang Strings arranged by – Greg Poree Concertmaster – Gene Orloff Contractor (Strings) – Joe Malin {{col-break}} 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 {{col-end}} ==References== {{reflist\|2}} {{refbegin}} *{{discogs release\|264805}} {{refend}} {{Kool & the Gang}}

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