Your Secret Love

Your Secret Love
Studio album by Luther Vandross
Released	October 1, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded	1995-96
Studio	Camel Island Studios ([Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Epic
Producer	Luther Vandross (also executive), Marcus Miller, Nat Adderley, Jr.
Luther Vandross chronology
This Is Christmas (1995) Your Secret Love (1996) One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2 (1997)

Professional ratings
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

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	Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[5]	Gold	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[6]	Silver	60,000
United States (RIAA)[7]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. Your Secret Love at AllMusic
2. Kot, Greg (1996-10-11). "Luther Vandross Your Secret Love (Epic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
3. Browne, David (1996-10-04). "Your Secret Love Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
4. "Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
5. "Canadian album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". Music Canada.
6. "British album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Your Secret Love in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
7. "American album certifications – Luther Vandross – Your Secret Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH