Secret Samadhi

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Secret Samadhi
Studio album by Live
Released February 18, 1997
Recorded Hit Factory, NYC, NY, 1996, South Beach Studios in Miami & The Record Plant i n Los Angeles
Genre Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Hard rock
Length 53:18
Label Radioactive
Producer Jay Healy, Live
Live chronology
Throwing Copper
(1994)		 Secret Samadhi
(1997)		 The Distance to Here
(1999)
Singles from Secret Samadhi
  1. "Lakini's Juice"
  2. "Freaks"
  3. "Turn My Head"
  4. "Rattlesnake"
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars [1]

Secret Samadhi is the third album by American rock band Live. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 when it was released on February 18, 1997. It includes the singles "Lakini's Juice" "Rattlesnake" "Turn My Head" and "Freaks". The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA on July 8, 1999.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics written by Ed Kowalczyk, all music composed by Live.

No. Title Length
1. "Rattlesnake"   4:51
2. "Lakini's Juice"   4:59
3. "Graze"   5:39
4. "Century"   3:22
5. "Ghost"   6:19
6. "Unsheathed"   3:36
7. "Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe"   4:01
8. "Turn My Head"   3:57
9. "Heropsychodreamer"   2:48
10. "Freaks"   4:50
11. "merica"   3:21
12. "Gas Hed Goes West"   5:35

[edit] Outtakes and B-sides

  • "Cheetah"
  • "Photograph" (aka "Evidence")
  • "Mall Rat" (aka "Crayons")

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Album

Preceded by
Unchained Melody: The Early Years by LeAnn Rimes		 Billboard 200 number one album
March 8 - March 14, 1997		 Succeeded by
Howard Stern Private Parts - The Album
by Various artists
Preceded by
Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt		 Canadian Albums Chart number one album
March 3 - March 9, 1997		 Succeeded by
Grammy Nominees 1997
by Various artists
Chart Peak
U.S. US Billboard 200 1 [3]
Canadian Albums Chart 1 [3]
Swiss Albums Chart 17 [4]
Austrian Albums Chart 10 [4]
Dutch Albums Chart 4 [4]
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart 3 [4]
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart 27 [4]
Swedish Albums Chart 8 [4]
Finnish Albums Chart 15 [4]
Norwegian Albums Chart 5 [4]
Australian Albums Chart 2 [4]
New Zealand Albums Chart 1 [4]
UK Albums Chart 31 [5]
German Albums Chart 23 [6]

[edit] Singles

Song Refs Peak chart positions
US (M.R.) Australia Ned UK NZ Austria
"Lakini's Juice" [7][8][9] 1 21 69 29 37 —
"Freaks" [7][10][9] 13 36 80 60 — —
"Turn My Head" [11][9] 3 47 67 — — 36
"Rattlesnake" [9] 18 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Live

  • Ed Kowalczyk: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
  • Chad Taylor: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
  • Patrick Dahlheimer: Bass
  • Chad Gracey: Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

[edit] Additional Musicians

[edit] Album credits

  • Arranged by Live
  • Produced by Live & Jay Healy
  • Recorded & engineered by Jay Healy
  • Assistant engineers: Femio Hernandez, Gerardo Lopez, Greg Thompson, Tim Bauber
  • Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Allmusic Review" Allmusic
  2. ^ "RIAA entry for Secret Samadhi" RIAA
  3. ^ a b "Secret Samadhi > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" Allmusic
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ultratop entry for Secret Samadhi" Ultratop
  5. ^ "Chart Stats entry for Secret Samadhi" Chart Stats
  6. ^ "Chartverfolgung / LIVE / Longplay" Musicline.de
  7. ^ a b "Chart Stats entry for Live" Chart Stats
  8. ^ "Ultratop entry for Lakini's Juice" Ultratop
  9. ^ a b c d "Secret Samadhi > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" Allmusic
  10. ^ "Ultratop entry for Freaks Ultratop
  11. ^ "Ultratop entry for Turn My Head" Ultratop
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