Your Secret Love

Your Secret Love
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released October 1, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded 19951996; Camel Island Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, soul
Label Epic
Producer Luther Vandross (also executive), Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley, Jr.
Luther Vandross chronology

This Is Christmas
(1995)
Your Secret Love
(1996)
One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Chicago Tribune [2]
Entertainment Weekly B− [3]
Q [4]
Vibe (favorable) [4]

Your Secret Love is the tenth studio album (thirteenth overall) by American R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross, released on October 1, 1996 (see 1996 in music). The album's title track won the Grammy Award for "Best Male R&B Vocal Performance" and was nominated for "Best R&B Song" in 1997. It was his final album for Epic Records.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
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)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

Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 14
US Billboard 200 9
US Billboard Top R&B Albums 2

References

  1. Your Secret Love at AllMusic
  2. Kot, Greg (1996-10-11). "Luther Vandross Your Secret Love (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  3. Browne, David (1996-10-04). "Your Secret Love Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-04.