''My Secret Life'' is an album by
Eric Burdon released in 2004. It was his first solo album release, which contains new titles, in nearly 16 years. It was his comeback album.
It features many different musical directions such as
jazz,
blues
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,
soul,
rock,
ska,
rhythm and blues,
folk,
boogie,
world and
pop
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* ''Pop'' (G ...
. Burdon said in an interview that every song is different. The album peaked No. 93 on the German album chart after it sold 20,000 copies in the UK.
Musicians on this album includes
Red Young,
Martin Gerschwitz,
Terry Wilson and
Jon Cleary.
Besides presenting the song composed in partnership with the Brazilian rocker Marcelo Nova "Black & White World" Eric Burdon shed to the English and re-recorded two songs of Marcelo Nova: "A Garota da Motocicleta" turned "Motorcycle Girl" while "Coração Satânico" became "Devil's Slide".
The working title was "The coat of many colours".
Track listing
Personnel
* Tony Braunagel – percussion, drums
*
Eric Burdon – vocals
*
Lenny Castro
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– percussion
*
Jon Cleary – piano
*
Mike Finnigan – piano,
Hammond organ
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*
Martin Gerschwitz – Hammond organ,
electric piano
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*
Bob Glaub – bass guitar
*
James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar
* Nick Lane –
trombone
*
Darrell Leonard – trumpet,
flugelhorn
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, trombonium
*
Reggie McBride – bass guitar
*
Ivan Neville
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Career
He has released four solo (music), solo albums and ha ...
– piano, Hammond organ,
background vocals,
clavinet
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*
Eric Rigler –
Uillean pipes,
Irish whistle
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, whistle
* Michito Sánchez – percussion
*
Johnny Lee Schell – guitar, background vocals
* Joe Sublett –
soprano sax,
tenor sax
* Daniel Timms – Hammond organ,
Hammond B3
* Tony B! – percussion
* Gromyko Collins – background vocals
* Valerie Davis – background vocals
* Julie Delgado – background vocals
* Billy Trudell – background vocals
* Teresa James – background vocals
* Marlena Jeter – background vocals
* Kudisan Kai – background vocals
* Terry Wilson – bass guitar
*
Red Young – piano, strings, Hammond organ, electric piano
Production
* Tony Braunagel – producer, audio production
* Eric Burdon – executive producer
* Terry Becker – engineer
*
Ed Cherney – mixing
* Jörg Kyas – photography
* Marita – photography
* Johnny Lee Schell – engineer
*
Duane Seykora – engineer
References
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2004 albums
Eric Burdon albums
SPV/Steamhammer albums