''Sun Secrets'' is an album by

the Eric Burdon Band Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, power ...

recorded in 1973 and released in December 1974. It includes some re-recording of songs, with which lead singer Eric Burdon topped the charts a few years before. The band included Aalon Butler on guitar, Randy Rice on bass and Alvin Taylor on drums. "The Real Me", "Ring of Fire" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" were released as singles. The album peaked at No. 51 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 1975. They formed in 1971, after Burdon left his previous band War to cut an album with

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-great Jimmy Witherspoon. They recorded the album '' Guilty'' and then, without Witherspoon, the album ''

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Track listing

# " It’s My Life" (4:43, Roger Atkins, Carl D’Errico) # "

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" (6:11, June Carter,

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) # " Medley: When I Was Young / War Child" (8:30, Burdon, Aalon Butler) # "The Real Me" (3:34, Burdon, Aalon Butler) # " Medley:Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood / Nina’s School" (8:25, Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell, Burdon, Aalon Butler) # "Letter from the County Farm" (13:05, Burdon, Rosco Gordon) # "Sun Secrets" (3:02, Aalon Butler)

Personnel

*Eric Burdon - vocals *Aalon Butler - guitar *Randy Rice - bass * Alvin Taylor - drums *Ed Barton - engineer *

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- photography

Re-issues

* In 1993, Avenue Records and Rhino Entertainment combined the albums ''Sun Secrets'' and ''

'' though due to length, the song "Be Mine" (8:10, from ''Stop'') is not included on the compilation. * Available on quadrophonic 8-track cartridge in 1974 Q8W-11359 on Capitol.

References

{{Authority control 1974 albums Eric Burdon albums Albums produced by Jerry Goldstein (producer) Capitol Records albums