That Secret Place
That Secret Place | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
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 | ||||
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That Secret Place is the tenth album by Patti Austin, released May 10, 1994.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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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 |
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1. | "That's Enough for Me[3]" | 5:19 | |
2. | "Ability to Swing" | 4:48 | |
3. | "Somebody Make Me Laugh" |
| 4:25 |
4. | "Broken Dreams" |
| 4:39 |
5. | "Rock Steady" | Aretha Franklin | 4:41 |
6. | "Captivated" | 4:38 | |
7. | "Hurry Home" |
| 4:50 |
8. | "That Secret Place" | 5:10 | |
9. | "Reach[7]" |
| 4:28 |
10. | "Stars in Your Eyes" |
| 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
- ^ a b c Widran, Jonathan. Patti Austin – That Secret Place at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "Patti Austin – That Secret Place – Classic Music Review". 1 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ a b Poole, Denis. "Denis Poole's Secret Garden". smoothvibes.com. Smooth Vibes. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Patti Austin Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Patti Austin Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Patti Austin Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Harlem's Patti "Queen Of The Jingles," Austin (Video)". Harlem World Magazine. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ That Secret Place (Media notes). Patti Austin. GRP. 1994.
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