Your Secret Love
Your Secret Love is the eleventh studio album by American R&B recording artist Luther Vandross, released by Epic in October of 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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Singles from Your Secret Love | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Chicago Tribune | |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
Q | |
Rolling Stone | |
Vibe | (favorable)[4] |
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 |
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)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
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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.
- "Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- "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. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Your Secret Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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