My Secret Life (Eric Burdon album)
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Allmusic |
[1] |
My Secret Life is an album by Eric Burdon released in 2004. It was his first solo album release, which contains new titles, in nearly 16 years. It was his comeback album.
It features many different musical directions such as jazz, blues, soul, rock, ska, rhythm and blues, folk, boogie, world and pop. Burdon said in an interview that every song is different. The album peaked #93 on the German album chart after it sold 20,000 copies in the UK.
Musicians on this album includes Red Young, Martin Gerschwitz, Terry Wilson and Jon Cleary.
The working title was "The coat of many colours".
Track listing
| Track |
Song Title |
Written by |
Time |
| 1. |
Once Upon a Time |
Eric Burdon, Robert Bradley |
3:51 |
| 2. |
Motorcycle Girl |
Eric Burdon, Marcelo Nova |
3:52 |
| 3. |
Over the Border |
David Munyon |
4:27 |
| 4. |
The Secret |
Greg Barnhill, Mike Chapman |
5:47 |
| 5. |
Factory Girl |
Tony Braunagel, Eric Burdon |
4:40 |
| 6. |
Highway 62 |
Tony Braunagel, Eric Burdon, Johnny Lee Schell |
5:29 |
| 7. |
Jazzman |
Eric Burdon, Dean Restum |
3:47 |
| 8. |
Black and White World |
Eric Burdon, Marcelo Nova |
3:28 |
| 9. |
Heaven |
David Byrne, Jerry Harrison |
4:44 |
| 10. |
Devil Slide |
Eric Burdon, Marcelo Nova |
3:35 |
| 11. |
Broken Records |
Eric Burdon, Marcelo Nova |
3:25 |
| 12. |
Can't Kill the Boogieman |
Eric Burdon |
3:59 |
| 13. |
My Secret Life |
Leonard Cohen |
5:51 |
Personnel
- Tony Braunagel – percussion, drums
- Eric Burdon – vocals
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Jon Cleary – piano
- Mike Finnigan – piano, Hammond organ
- Martin Gerschwitz – Hammond organ, electric piano
- Bob Glaub – bass
- James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass
- Nick Lane – trombone
- Darrell Leonard – trumpet, flugelhorn, trombonium
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Ivan Neville – piano, Hammond organ, background vocals, clavinet
- Eric Rigler – Uillean pipes, Irish whistle, whistle
- Michito Sánchez – percussion
- Johnny Lee Schell – guitar, background vocals
- Joe Sublett – soprano sax, tenor sax
- Daniel Timms – Hammond organ, Hammond B3
- Tony B! – percussion
- Gromyko Collins – background vocals
- Valerie Davis – background vocals
- Julie Delgado – background vocals
- Billy Trudell – background vocals
- Teresa James – background vocals
- Marlena Jeter – background vocals
- Kudisan Kai – background vocals
- Terry Wilson – bass
- Red Young – piano, strings, Hammond organ, electric piano
Production
- Tony Braunagel – producer, audio production
- Eric Burdon – executive producer
- Terry Becker – engineer
- Ed Cherney – mixing
- Jörg Kyas – photography
- Marita – photography
- Johnny Lee Schell – engineer
- Duane Seykora – engineer
See also
References
|
|
|
| Studio albums |
|
|
| Live albums |
|
|
| Compilations |
Wicked Man, The Unreleased Eric Burdon, The Comeback Soundtrack, Sings The Animals' Greatest Hits, Lost Within the Halls of Fame, Misunderstood, I'm Ready: The Unreleased Eric Burdon Vol. 2, Soldier of Fortune, Absolutely the Best, He Used To Be An Animal, Tobacco Road, Wild & Wicked, The Hits, Mirage, Ultimate Rarities Vol. 1, Ultimate Rarities Vol. 2
|
|
| Songs |
|
|
| Films |
|
|
| Bands |
|
|
| Books |
I Used To Be An Animal, But I'm Alright Now, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood: A Memoir
|
|
| Tours |
Wow! What a Show Tour 1973/74, Good Times Tour 1988, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Tour, Downunder Tour 2001, My Secret Life Tour 2004, Soul of a Man Tour 2006, European Tour 2009
|
|
| Concerts |
|
|
| Related articles |
|
|