That Secret Place Explained
| That Secret Place |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Patti Austin |
| Cover: | Patti_Austin_-_That_Secret_Place_Cover.jpg |
| Released: | May 10, 1994 |
| Studio: | Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA and Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 47:23 |
| Label: | GRP |
| Producer: | Lee Ritenour |
| Prev Title: | Carry On |
| Prev Year: | 1991 |
| Next Title: | Jukebox Dreams |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
That Secret Place is the tenth album by Patti Austin, released May 10, 1994.
Critical reception
Jonathan Widran of AllMusic begins his review with, "The veteran sweet-voiced singer's fourth GRP album is perhaps her most musically diverse, covering an ambitious range of material."
AltRockChick's review of the album states, "That Secret Place moves, rocks, shakes, shimmers and dances, and is an absolute delight to listen to."[1]
Denis Poole of Smooth Vibes writes of the album's opening song, "That’s Enough For Me", co-written by GRP main man Dave Grusin and featuring Lee Ritenour on guitar and Bob James on keyboards is an absolute delight."[2]
Chart performance
That Secret Place peaked at number 12 on June 24, 1994 and spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[3]
"Reach" was released as a single from the album. The song peaked at number 4 in November 1994, spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.[4] It also peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Dance Singles Sales chart.[5]
Musicians
- Patti Austin – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6-9), BGV arrangements (2)
- Bob James – acoustic piano (1, 2, 8, 10), acoustic piano solo (1), synthesizers (1, 10), rhythm arrangements (1), keyboards (2, 8), horn arrangements (2), song arrangements (10)
- Randy Kerber – additional synthesizers (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), synth solo (1)
- Barnaby Finch – keyboard bass (2)
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizers (3, 5, 6), acoustic piano (3, 7), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 7), keyboards (4, 7), keyboard solo (4)
- David Witham – synthesizers (3, 4, 6, 9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 5, 6, 9)
- Lee Ritenour – guitars (1-9), rhythm arrangements (1-4, 6-9), synthesizer arrangements (9)
- Melvin Davis – bass (1-9)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1-9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4-9)
- Dan Higgins – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Gerald Albright – tenor saxophone (7)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, flute arrangements (1), horn arrangements (1-9), string arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
- Steve Tavaglione – EWI solo (8)
- Johnny Mandel – flute, horn and string arrangements (10)
- Aretha Franklin – vocal arrangements (5)
- Lani Groves – backing vocals (1-4, 6)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 9), vocal arrangements (5)
- Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
- El DeBarge – lead and backing vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
- Tata Vega – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Vesta Williams – backing vocals (5, 9)
- Perri – backing vocals (7)
Production
- Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen – executive producers
- Lee Ritenour – producer
- Don Murray – recording, mixing
- Mike Kloster – additional engineer, second engineer, technical assistant
- Robert Vosgien – digital editing at CMS Digital (Pasadena, California)
- Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
- Joseph Doughney and Michael Landy – post-production at The Review Room (New York City, New York)
- Michael Pollard – production coordinator
- Sonny Mediana – production director
- Sharon Franklin – production direction assistant
- Andy Baltimore – creative direction
- Hollis King and Dan Serrano – art direction
- Alba Acevedo, Laurie Goldman and Freddie Paloma – graphic design
- Carol Friedman – photography
- Debbie Horgan – hair stylist
- Craig Gadson – make-up
- Ted Muehling – jewelry
- Barry Orms – management
Track information and credits were adapted from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Patti Austin – That Secret Place – Classic Music Review . 1 October 2016 . 29 December 2019 .
- Web site: Denis Poole's Secret Garden . Poole . Denis . smoothvibes.com . Smooth Vibes . 29 December 2019 .
- Patti Austin Chart History . Billboard . 29 December 2019 .
- Patti Austin Dance Club Songs . Billboard . 29 December 2019.
- Patti Austin Dance Singles Sales . Billboard . 29 December 2019.
- Patti Austin. That Secret Place. GRP. 1994.
