''Your Secret Love'' is the tenth studio album by American R&B recording artist Luther Vandross, released by Epic in October 1996. The album's

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won the

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and was nominated for

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at the

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in 1997. The album served as his final album under the Epic label after being part of the record label for fifteen years.

Track listing

Personnel

* Luther Vandross – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangements (1, 5, 8), backing vocals (6) * Reed Vertelney – keyboards (1, 5), string programming (1), bass (1, 5), drum programming (1), arrangements (1, 5), drums (5), strings (5) * John "Skip" Anderson – additional keyboards (1), strings (1, 3), bass (1, 2, 3), arrangements (1, 5, 8), keyboards (2), synth strings (2), drums (2, 3, 8), acoustic piano (3), synthesizers (8), synth orchestra and arrangements (8), *

Ivan Hampden Jr. Ivan Hampden Jr. (born April 1, 1958 in New York, New York) is an American jazz and R&B drummer, composer, and record producer. He was Luther Vandross’ tour and session drummer from 1987 to 2003. Biography Ivan Hampden grew up in the New ...

– additional programming (1), drums (9, 10), percussion (9) * Marcus Miller – all instruments (4, 6), programming (4, 6, 7), arrangements (4, 6, 7), backing vocals (6), keyboards (7), guitar (7), bass (8, 10) * David Ward – additional programming (4), programming (7) *

Nat Adderley Jr. Nathaniel Adderley Jr. (born May 23, 1955) is an American pop and rhythm and blues music arranger and pianist who spent much of his music career arranging as music director for Luther Vandross tours and contributed as co-songwriter on most of ...

–

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solo (7), acoustic piano (8, 10), arrangements (8, 9, 10), keyboards (9), synth bass (9) * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), additional guitar (4), acoustic guitar (7) *

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– drums (8) * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 3, 5, 8) *

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– saxophone solo (10) *

Leon Pendarvis Leroy Leon Pendarvis (born 1945) is an American session musician. He plays keyboards and is a background vocalist. He is also an occasional guitarist. The artists he has worked with over the years include Bonnie Raitt on her ''Streetlights'' album ...

– string arrangements (2, 4) * Alfred Brown – music contractor (4, 9, 10) *

Tawatha Agee Tawatha Agee (born November 14, 1954) is an American backing vocalist and songwriter. Her voice has been described in ''The New York Times'' as an "acrobatic, gospel-charged soprano." She was the lead singer of funk and soul band Mtume; her soulf ...

– backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10) * Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10) * Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10) * Brenda White-King – backing vocals (1-5, 7, 10) * Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (2, 4), lead vocals (8) *

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– backing vocals (2) *

Cheryl Lynn Cheryl Lynn (born Lynda Cheryl Smith; March 11, 1957) is an American singer. She is best known for her songs during the late 1970s through the mid-1980s, including the 1978 R&B/disco song " Got to Be Real". Lynn's singing career began with her ...

– backing vocals (2) * Cissy Houston – backing vocals (4, 10) * Deidra "Spin" Roper – rap (7) *

Fonzi Thornton Alfonso "Fonzi" Thornton is a U.S. songwriter/producer and vocal contractor. In a career spanning 40 years, Thornton has sung backing vocals for top artists across many genres of music. His vocal credits can be found on the recordings of Are ...

– backing vocals (10), vocal contractor

Production

* Luther Vandross – producer, executive producer * Marcus Miller – producer (4, 6, 7) *

– producer (9, 10) * Ray Bardani – recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), mixing * David Ward – recording (4, 6, 7) *

Al Schmitt Albert Harry Schmitt (April 17, 1930 – April 26, 2021) was an American recording engineer and record producer. He won twenty Grammy Awards for his work with Henry Mancini, Steely Dan, George Benson, Toto, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, and other ...

– orchestra recording * Mike Baumgartner – assistant engineer * Kyle Bess – assistant engineer * Greg Denon – assistant engineer * Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer * Paul Falcone – assistant engineer * Sue McLean – assistant engineer * Pat Weber – assistant engineer * Max Risenhoover – digital editing, sound designer (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10) *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography T ...

– mastering * Bibi Green – production coordinator (for Marcus Miller) * Pat Dorn – album coordinator * George Corsillo – art direction, design * Norman Jean Roy – photography * Guzman (Connie Hansen and Russell Peacock) – front cover photography * The Marsha Burns Co. / Gallin-Morey Associates – management * Max Szadek – personal assistant ;Studios * Recorded at Camel Island Studios (Los Angeles, California) and Sony Scoring Stage (Culver City, California). * Mixed at

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(New York City, New York). * Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

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References

{{Authority control 1996 albums Epic Records albums Luther Vandross albums Albums produced by Luther Vandross Albums produced by Marcus Miller