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Your Secret Love is the tenth studio album by American R&B recording artist Luther Vandross, released by Epic in October 1996. The album's title track won the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and was nominated for Best R&B Song at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997. The album served as his final album under the Epic label after being part of the record label for fifteen years.
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| Released | October 1, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995-1996 | |||
| Studio | Camel Island Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Producer | Luther Vandross (also executive), Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley, Jr. | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| Music Week | [4] |
| Muzik |  (Springer)[5] (Jones)[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Vibe | (favorable)[7] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Your Secret Love" | Luther Vandross, Reed Vertelney | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Love Don't Love You Anymore" | Vandross | 5:12 |
| 3. | "It's Hard for Me to Say" | Vandross, Skip Anderson | 4:34 |
| 4. | "Crazy Love" | David Lasley, Robin Lerner, Marsha Malamet, Allan Rich | 5:13 |
| 5. | "I Can Make It Better" | Vandross, Marcus Miller | 5:35 |
| 6. | "Too Proud to Beg" | Vandross, Vertelney | 4:50 |
| 7. | "I Can't Wait No Longer (Let's Do This)" (featuring Deidra "Spin" Roper of Salt-n-Pepa) | Miller, Dee Dee Roper | 5:39 |
| 8. | "Nobody to Love" | Vandross, Miller | 5:45 |
| 9. | "Whether or Not the World Gets Better" (featuring Lisa Fischer) | Vandross | 5:31 |
| 10. | "This Time I'm Right" | Vandross | 5:07 |
| 11. | "Knocks Me Off My Feet" | Stevie Wonder | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Goin' Out of My Head" | Teddy Randazzo, Bob Weinstein | 5:17 |
Personnel
- Luther Vandross – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangements (1, 5, 8), backing vocals (6)
- Reed Vertelney – keyboards (1, 5), string programming (1), bass (1, 5), drum programming (1), arrangements (1, 5), drums (5), strings (5)
- John "Skip" Anderson – additional keyboards (1), strings (1, 3), bass (1, 2, 3), arrangements (1, 5, 8), keyboards (2), synth strings (2), drums (2, 3, 8), acoustic piano (3), synthesizers (8), synth orchestra and arrangements (8),
- Ivan Hampden Jr. – additional programming (1), drums (9, 10), percussion (9)
- Marcus Miller – all instruments (4, 6), programming (4, 6, 7), arrangements (4, 6, 7), backing vocals (6), keyboards (7), guitar (7), bass (8, 10)
- David Ward – additional programming (4), programming (7)
- Nat Adderley Jr. – vibraphone solo (7), acoustic piano (8, 10), arrangements (8, 9, 10), keyboards (9), synth bass (9)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), additional guitar (4), acoustic guitar (7)
- Yogi Horton – drums (8)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 5, 8)
- Kirk Whalum – saxophone solo (10)
- Leon Pendarvis – string arrangements (2, 4)
- Alfred Brown – music contractor (4, 9, 10)
- Tawatha Agee – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
- Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
- Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
- Brenda White-King – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10)
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (2, 4), lead vocals (8)
- David Lasley – backing vocals (2)
- Cheryl Lynn – backing vocals (2)
- Cissy Houston – backing vocals (4, 10)
- Deidra "Spin" Roper – rap (7)
- Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals (10), vocal contractor
Production
- Luther Vandross – producer, executive producer
- Marcus Miller – producer (4, 6, 7)
- Nat Adderley Jr. – producer (9, 10)
- Ray Bardani – recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), mixing
- David Ward – recording (4, 6, 7)
- Al Schmitt – orchestra recording
- Mike Baumgartner – assistant engineer
- Kyle Bess – assistant engineer
- Greg Denon – assistant engineer
- Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer
- Paul Falcone – assistant engineer
- Sue McLean – assistant engineer
- Pat Weber – assistant engineer
- Max Risenhoover – digital editing, sound designer (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Bibi Green – production coordinator (for Marcus Miller)
- Pat Dorn – album coordinator
- George Corsillo – art direction, design
- Norman Jean Roy – photography
- Guzman (Connie Hansen and Russell Peacock) – front cover photography
- The Marsha Burns Co. / Gallin-Morey Associates – management
- Max Szadek – personal assistant
- Studios
- Recorded at Camel Island Studios (Los Angeles, California) and Sony Scoring Stage (Culver City, California).
- Mixed at The Hit Factory (New York City, New York).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[15] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Your Secret Love at AllMusic
- Kot, Greg (1996-10-11). "Luther Vandross Your Secret Love (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- Browne, David (1996-10-04). "Your Secret Love Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 1996-09-28. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- Springer, Jacqueline (December 1996). "Luther Vandross: Your Secret Love" (PDF). Muzik. No. 19. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- Jones, Bob (December 1996). "Luther Vandross: Your Secret Love" (PDF). Muzik. No. 19. p. 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- "Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- Magazine, Rolling Stone (1992). The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music. ISBN 9780679737285.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Luther Vandross | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Luther Vandross Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Luther Vandross Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- "Canadian album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". Music Canada.
- "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". British Phonographic Industry.
- "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
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Your Secret Love — десятый студийный альбом американского соул-певца, автора и продюсера Лютера Вэндросса, вышедший в 1996 году в США на лейбле Epic Records. Your Secret Love достиг девятого места в американском хит-параде Billboard 200. Продажи превысили 1 млн копий и диск получил платиновый статус RIAA[5].Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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