26/12/2020

Kool And The Gang "In The Heart" (1983) -Pop Soul-



Label : De-Lite Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - In The Heart (Robert Bell, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)
02 - Joanna (Charles Smith, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)
03 - Tonight (James 'JT' Taylor, Curtis Williams &  Kool & The Gang)
04 - Rollin' (Robert Bell, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang) 
05 - Place For Us (Curtis Williams, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)

Side 2

01 - Straight Ahead (Robert Bell, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)
02 - Home Is Where The Heart Is (Robert Bell &  Kool & The Gang) 
03 - You Can Do It (Curtis Williams, Robert Bell,  James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)
04 - September Love (George Brown, James 'JT' Taylor &  Kool & The Gang)


Produced by Ronald Bell, Jim Bonnefond & Kool & The Gang

Bass Guitar : Robert Bell
Lead vocals : James 'JT' Taylor
Tenor Sax, OBX Synthesizer : Ronald Bell
Drums : George Brown
Trumpet : Robert Mickens
Guitar : Charles Smith
Alto Sax : Dennis Thomas
Trumpet : Michael Ray
Keyboards, Alto Sax, OBX Synthesizer, Memory Moog, Mini Moog : Curtis Williams
Trombone : Clifford Adams
Background vocals : James 'JT' Taylor, Clifford Adams, Ronald Bell & Curtis Williams

Additional Musicians :
Amir Bayyan : Guitar on "In The Heart"
Jeff Davis : Trumpet on "Straight Ahead", "Rollin'" & "In The Heart"
Brenden Harkin : Guitars on "Place For Us", "September Love" & "Tonight"
Rick Iantosca : Guitars on "Joanna", "Tonight" & "Home Is Where The Heart Is"
Will Lee : Bass on "In The Heart" & Straight Ahead"
Leslie Reil : Guitars on "Straight Ahead"
Strings : Gene Orloff, Concert Master - Joe Malin, Contractor
String Arrangements : Greg Poree
Horn Arrangements : Kool & The Gang

Pre-Production : Quiet Sound, Ltd
Recorded at The House Of Music, West Orange, New Jersey
Chief Engineer : Jim Bonnefond
Engineers : Nelson Ayres & Cliff Hodsdon
Mixed by Jim Bonnefond, Gabe Vigorito & Ronald Bell
Mastered at Sterling Sound by Jose Rodriguez