Your Secret Love
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| 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 by American R&B recording artist 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. | Title | Writer(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 of Salt-n-Pepa) | 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
Weekly charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums Chart | 61 |
| UK Albums Chart | 14 |
| US Billboard 200 | 9 |
| US Billboard Top R&B Albums | 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 | 129
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Your Secret Love at AllMusic
- ^ Kot, Greg (1996-10-11). "Luther Vandross Your Secret Love (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Browne, David (1996-10-04). "Your Secret Love Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". Music Canada.
- ^ "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Your Secret Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". Recording Industry Association of America.
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