Your Little Secret
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Your Little Secret is the fifth album
by singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge
, released in 1995
. The album contained three singles, "Your Little Secret", "I Want to Come Over", and "Nowhere to Go". "I Want to Come Over" went on to reach #22 on the Billboard Hot 100
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Singles - Billboard (North America)
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Lou Etheridge is an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.Etheridge is known for her mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy, smoky vocals...
, released in 1995
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
. The album contained three singles, "Your Little Secret", "I Want to Come Over", and "Nowhere to Go". "I Want to Come Over" went on to reach #22 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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Track listing
All songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted- "Your Little Secret" – 4:19
- "I Really Like You" – 4:09
- "Nowhere to Go" – 5:53
- "An Unusual Kiss" – 5:21
- "I Want to Come Over" – 5:25
- "All the Way to Heaven" – 4:54
- "I Could Have Been You" (Etheridge, John ShanksJohn ShanksJohn Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
) – 5:56 - "Shriner's Park" – 5:23
- "Change" – 4:37
- "This War Is Over" – 6:57
Personnel
- Melissa Etheridge - acoustic guitar, electric guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - John ShanksJohn ShanksJohn Matthew Shanks is a modern rock writer and Grammy Award–winning producer.Born in New York City, Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17....
- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard - Mark Browne - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Kenny AronoffKenny AronoffKenny Aronoff is an American drummer. He has played drums for many musicians, including John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, Belinda Carlisle, Elton John, John Fogerty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meat Loaf, The BoDeans, Gregg Alexander, The Smashing Pumpkins, Tony Iommi, Jon Bon Jovi, Vasco Rossi, Cinderella and...
and Dave Beyer - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Production
- Producers: Melissa Etheridge, Hugh Padgham
- Engineers: Greg Goldman, Hugh Padgham
- Assistant engineer: John Aguto
- Mastering: Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
- Post production: Cheryl Engels
- Art direction: Judy Troilo
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)Year | Chart | Position |
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1995 | The Billboard 200 | 6 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | "I Want to Come Over" | Adult Top 40 | 9 |
1995 | "Your Little Secret" | Adult Top 40 | 40 |
1995 | "Your Little Secret" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
1995 | "Your Little Secret" | Modern Rock Tracks | 32 |
1995 | "Your Little Secret" | Top 40 Mainstream | 29 |
1996 | "I Want to Come Over" | Adult Contemporary | 17 |
1996 | "I Want to Come Over" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 22 |
1996 | "I Want to Come Over" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
1996 | "I Want to Come Over" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 1 |
1996 | "I Want to Come Over" | Top 40 Mainstream | 15 |
1996 | "Nowhere to Go" | Adult Contemporary | 24 |
1996 | "Nowhere to Go" | Adult Top 40 | 9 |
1996 | "Nowhere to Go" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 40 |
1996 | "Nowhere to Go" | Top 40 Mainstream | 25 |
1997 | "Nowhere to Go" | Top 40 Adult Recurrents | 9 |