The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)
| "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" | ||||
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| Single by Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White | ||||
| from the album Back on the Block | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 6:40 | |||
| Label | Qwest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones | |||
| Quincy Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" is a song by Quincy Jones, featuring Afro-American R&B singers Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White. It was released as a single from Jones's album, Back on the Block (1989), and peaked at number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart for one week in 1990.[1] It also reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" was written by Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett and DeBarge and produced by Jones.[2]
Personnel[edit]
- El DeBarge – lead vocals, background vocals
- James Ingram – lead vocals
- Al B. Sure! – lead vocals, background vocals
- Barry White – lead vocals
- Teddy Pendergrass – background vocals
- Siedah Garrett – background vocals
- Bill Summers – hindewhu
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes electric piano
- Larry Williams – keyboards, synth programming
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- John Robinson – drums
- Jerry Hey – arranger
- Quincy Jones – arranger
- Rod Temperton – arranger
- Bruce Swedien – recording engineer, mixing, kick & snare drums
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 469.
- ^ "American single certifications – Quincy Jones – The Secret Garden". Recording Industry Association of America.
Categories:
- 1990 songs
- 1990 singles
- Quincy Jones songs
- James Ingram songs
- Barry White songs
- Al B. Sure! songs
- Songs written by Quincy Jones
- Songs written by Rod Temperton
- Songs written by Siedah Garrett
- Songs written by El DeBarge
- Song recordings produced by Quincy Jones
- 1990s ballads
- Qwest Records singles
- Contemporary R&B ballads