That Secret Place

1994 studio album by Patti Austin

That Secret Place

Studio album by

Patti Austin

Released| May 10, 1994
Studio| Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA and Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre| Jazz
Length| 47:23
Label| GRP
Producer| Lee Ritenour
Patti Austin chronology
| Carry On
(1991)  | That Secret Place
(1994)  | Jukebox Dreams
(1996)

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That Secret Place is the tenth album by Patti Austin, released May 10, 1994.

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

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."[1]

AltRockChick's review of the album states, "That Secret Place moves, rocks, shakes, shimmers and dances, and is an absolute delight to listen to."[2]

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."[3]

## Chart performance

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That Secret Place peaked at number 12 on June 24, 1994 and spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[4]

"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.[5] It also peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Dance Singles Sales chart.[6]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "That's Enough for Me[3]"|

* Dave Grusin
* Patti Austin

| 5:19
2.| "Ability to Swing"|

* Matthew Seligman
* Thomas Dolby

| 4:48
3.| "Somebody Make Me Laugh"|

* Bette Sussman
* Terry Cox

| 4:25
4.| "Broken Dreams"|

* Darell DeBarge
* El DeBarge
* Tony A. Redic

| 4:39
5.| "Rock Steady"| Aretha Franklin| 4:41
6.| "Captivated"|

* John McKenzie
* Maggie Ryder

| 4:38
7.| "Hurry Home"|

* Andy Marvel
* Nina Ossof

| 4:50
8.| "That Secret Place"|

* Lee Ritenour
* Lorraine Feather
* Patti Austin
* Phil Perry

| 5:10
9.| "Reach[7]"|

* Jim Dyke
* Nina Ossoff

| 4:28
10.| "Stars in Your Eyes"|

* Chris Eaton
* Rob Marshall

| 4:25
Total length:| 47:23

## Musicians

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* 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

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* 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.[8][1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Widran, Jonathan. Patti Austin – That Secret Place at AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
2. ^ "Patti Austin – That Secret Place – Classic Music Review". 1 October 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
3. ^ a b Poole, Denis. "Denis Poole's Secret Garden". smoothvibes.com. Smooth Vibes. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
4. ^ "Patti Austin Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
5. ^ "Patti Austin Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
6. ^ "Patti Austin Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
7. ^ "Harlem's Patti "Queen Of The Jingles," Austin (Video)". Harlem World Magazine. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
8. ^ That Secret Place (Media notes). Patti Austin. GRP. 1994.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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