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Secret Samadhi is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Live. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release on February 18, 1997. It includes the singles "Lakini's Juice", "Rattlesnake", "Turn My Head", and "Freaks". The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on July 8, 1999.[10]

Secret Samadhi

Studio album by

Live

Released

February 18, 1997

Recorded

Hit Factory, NYC, NY, 1996, South Beach Studios in Miami & The Record Plant in Los Angeles

Genre

Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock

Length

53:18

Label

Radioactive

Producer

Jay Healy, Live

Live chronology

Throwing Copper
(1994)

Secret Samadhi
(1997)

The Distance to Here
(1999)

Singles from Secret Samadhi

"Lakini's Juice"
Released: January 27, 1997[1]
"Freaks"
Released: May 4, 1997[2]
"Turn My Head"
Released: July 12, 1997[3]
"Rattlesnake"
Released: 1997

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[8]
Spin	6/10[9]

This is the first Live recording to be produced by Jay Healy since their 1990 cassette EP Divided Mind, Divided Planet.

The US release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD.[11]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ed Kowalczyk; all music is composed by Live.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rattlesnake"	4:51
2.	"Lakini's Juice"	4:59
3.	"Graze"	5:39
4.	"Century"	3:22
5.	"Ghost"	6:19
6.	"Unsheathed"	3:36
7.	"Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe"	4:01
8.	"Turn My Head"	3:57
9.	"Heropsychodreamer"	2:48
10.	"Freaks"	4:50
11.	"Merica"	3:21
12.	"Gas Hed Goes West"	5:35

Personnel

Live

Ed Kowalczyk - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Chad Taylor - lead guitar, backing vocals
Patrick Dahlheimer - bass
Chad Gracey - drums

Additional musicians

Tim Bauber – engineering
Jon Carin – keyboards
Jennifer Charles – vocals on "Ghost"
Jay Healy – engineering, production
Femio Hernandez – engineering, production
Ted Jensen – mastering
Doug Katsaros – string arrangements on "Lakini's Juice" and "Turn My Head"
Gerardo Lopez – engineering, production
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Greg Thompson – engineering, production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	27
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[16]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]	4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18]	15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]	23
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21]	5
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22]	27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23]	8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24]	17
UK Albums (OCC)[25]	31
US Billboard 200[26]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[27]	12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28]	49
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[29]	14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[30]	12
US Billboard 200[31]	42

Singles

Song	Peak chart positions
Song	US (M.R.)	AUS	AUT	NED	NZ	UK [32]
"Lakini's Juice"[33][34]	1	21	—	69	37	29
"Freaks"[34][35]	13	36	—	80	—	60
"Turn My Head"[34][36]	3	47	36	67	—	—
"Rattlesnake"[34]	18	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)[38]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)[39]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)[40]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[41]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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"Live - Freaks". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
"Live - Turn My Head". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Secret Samadhi - Live". Allmusic.
Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
J. D. Considine (March 7, 1997). "Secret Samadhi Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
Alec Foege (March 4, 1997). "Live: Secret Samadhi : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 490. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Schone, Mark (April 1997). "Records". Spin. Vol. 13, no. 1. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 154–5.
"RIAA entry for Secret Samadhi". RIAA.
"List of HDCD-encoded Compact Discs". Hydrogenaudio. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
"Australiancharts.com – Live – Secret Samadhi". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Austriancharts.at – Live – Secret Samadhi" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Ultratop.be – Live – Secret Samadhi" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Ultratop.be – Live – Secret Samadhi" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Live Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Live – Secret Samadhi" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Live: Secret Samadhi" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Live – Secret Samadhi" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Charts.nz – Live – Secret Samadhi". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Live – Secret Samadhi". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Live – Secret Samadhi". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Swisscharts.com – Live – Secret Samadhi". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Live Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1997". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1997". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Top Selling Albums of 1997". RIANZ. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
"Live - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
"Ultratop entry for Lakini's Juice". Ultratop.
"Secret Samadhi > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic.
"Ultratop entry for Freaks". Ultratop.
"Ultratop entry for Turn My Head". Ultratop.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
"Canadian album certifications – Live – Secret Samadhi". Music Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
"Dutch album certifications – Live – Secret Samadhi" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved November 16, 2021. Enter Secret Samadhi in the "Artiest of titel" box.
"New Zealand album certifications – Live – Secret Samadhi". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
"American album certifications – Live – Secret Samhadi". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

v t e Live
Ed Kowalczyk Patrick Dahlheimer Chad Gracey Chad Taylor Chris Shinn
Studio albums	The Death of a Dictionary (as Public Affection) Mental Jewelry Throwing Copper Secret Samadhi The Distance to Here V Birds of Pray Songs from Black Mountain The Turn
EPs	Four Songs Local 717
Compilations	Awake: The Best of Live Radiant Sea: A Collection of Bootleg Rarities and Two New Songs
Live albums	Live at the Paradiso – Amsterdam
Singles	"Selling the Drama" "I Alone" "All Over You" "Lightning Crashes" "White, Discussion" "Lakini's Juice" "Freaks" "Turn My Head" "Rattlesnake" "The Dolphin's Cry" "Run to the Water" "They Stood Up for Love" "Simple Creed" "Overcome" "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" "Heaven" "Sweet Release" "Run Away" "We Deal in Dreams" "The River" "Mystery"
Related articles	Discography The Gracious Few (album) Jerry Harrison Adam Kowalczyk

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Secret Samadhi es el tercer álbum de estudio de la banda norteamericana de rock Live y el seguimiento de su lanzamiento multi-platino Throwing Copper. El álbum debutó en la posición #1 en el Billboard 200 cuando fue lanzado el 18 de febrero de 1997, y albergó a los éxitos "Lakini's Juice," "Rattlesnake," "Turn My Head," and "Freaks."

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