That Secret Place

That Secret Place is the tenth album by Patti Austin, released May 10, 1994.

That Secret Place
Studio album by Patti Austin
Released	May 10, 1994
Studio	Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA and Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:23
Label	GRP
Producer	Lee Ritenour
Patti Austin chronology
Carry On (1991) That Secret Place (1994) Jukebox Dreams (1996)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Jonathan Widran of AllMusic begins his review with, "The veteran sweet-voiced singer's fourth GRP album is perhaps her most musically diverse, covering an ambitious range of material."[1]

AltRockChick's review of the album states, "That Secret Place moves, rocks, shakes, shimmers and dances, and is an absolute delight to listen to."[2]

Denis Poole of Smooth Vibes writes of the album's opening song, "That’s Enough For Me", co-written by GRP main man Dave Grusin and featuring Lee Ritenour on guitar and Bob James on keyboards is an absolute delight."[3]

Chart performance

That Secret Place peaked at number 12 on June 24, 1994 and spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Contempoary Jazz Albums chart.[4]

"Reach" was released as a single from the album. The song peaked at number 4 in November 1994, spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.[5] It also peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Dance Singles Sales chart.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That's Enough for Me[3]"	Dave Grusin Patti Austin	5:19
2.	"Ability to Swing"	Matthew Seligman Thomas Dolby	4:48
3.	"Somebody Make Me Laugh"	Bette Sussman Terry Cox	4:25
4.	"Broken Dreams"	Darell DeBarge El DeBarge Tony A. Redic	4:39
5.	"Rock Steady"	Aretha Franklin	4:41
6.	"Captivated"	John McKenzie Maggie Ryder	4:38
7.	"Hurry Home"	Andy Marvel Nina Ossof	4:50
8.	"That Secret Place"	Lee Ritenour Lorraine Feather Patti Austin Phil Perry	5:10
9.	"Reach[7]"	Jim Dyke Nina Ossoff	4:28
10.	"Stars in Your Eyes"	Chris Eaton Rob Marshall	4:25
Total length:			47:23

Musicians

• Patti Austin – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6-9), BGV arrangements (2)
• Bob James – acoustic piano (1, 2, 8, 10), acoustic piano solo (1), synthesizers (1, 10), rhythm arrangements (1), keyboards (2, 8), horn arrangements (2), song arrangements (10)
• Randy Kerber – additional synthesizer (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), synth solo (1)
• Barnaby Finch – keyboard bass (2)
• Greg Phillinganes – synthesizers (3, 5, 6), acoustic piano (3, 7), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 7), keyboards (4, 7), keyboard solo (4)
• David Witham – synthesizers (3, 4, 6, 9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 5, 6, 9)
• Lee Ritenour – guitar (1-9), rhythm arrangements (1-4, 6-9), synthesizer arrangements (9)
• Melvin Davis – bass (1-9)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (1-9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4-9)
• Dan Higgins – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Gerald Albright – tenor saxophone (7)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements (1-9), string arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Steve Tavaglione – EWI solo (8)
• Johnny Mandel – flute, horn and string arrangements (10)
• Aretha Franklin – vocal arrangements (5)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (1-4, 6)
• Phil Perry – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 9), vocal arrangements (5)
• Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
• El DeBarge – lead and backing vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Tata Vega – backing vocals (5, 9)
• Vesta Williams – backing vocals (5, 9)
• Perri – backing vocals (7)

Production

• Producer – Lee Ritenour
• Executive Producers – Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen
• Recorded and Mixed by Don Murray
• Second Engineer, Additional Engineering and Technical Assistant – Mike Kloster
• Digital Editing by Robert Vosgien
• Mastered by Wally Traugott

Track information and credits were adapted from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.[8][1]

References

1. Widran, Jonathan. Patti Austin – That Secret Place at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
2. "Patti Austin – That Secret Place – Classic Music Review". 1 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
3. Poole, Denis. "Denis Poole's Secret Garden". smoothvibes.com. Smooth Vibes. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. "Patti Austin Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
5. "Patti Austin Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. "Patti Austin Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
7. "Harlem's Patti "Queen Of The Jingles," Austin (Video)". Harlem World Magazine. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
8. That Secret Place (Media notes). Patti Austin. GRP. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)