Secret Story (album)

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Secret Story is an album by Pat Metheny released in 1992. All of the music is composed by Metheny (shared credit on one track), and it is one of his most ambitious and successful studio ventures, integrating elements of jazz, rock, and world music. On the performing side, it includes collaborations with the Pinpeat Orchestra of the Royal ballet of Cambodia, the London Orchestra and its conductor Jeremy Lubbock, the Choir of the Cambodian Royal Palace, Toots Thielemans, and Lyle Mays.

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Background

The opening song, "Above the Treetops", is an adaptation of a Cambodian spiritual song; other pieces, such as "Antonia", take influence from Eastern Europe. Japanese pianist and singer Akiko Yano appears on "As a Flower Blossoms", earning the only co-writing credit on the album. Yano had previously collaborated with Metheny on "Good Girl", "Lots of Love", and "Love Life", from her 1991 album Love Life, and on two Metheny covers: "'It's for You'" on Welcome Back (1989) (which also featured Metheny performing on two additional songs) and "Praise" on Super Folk Song (1992). Orchestral arrangements for the album were conducted by Jeremy Lubbock.

Metheny took Secret Story on a concert tour, and a video recording of a live performance at New Brunswick, New Jersey, was issued. This film, also called Secret Story, was re-released on DVD in 2001.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA on December 1, 1995.

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Reception

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars."

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Remaster

In September 2007, the album was released again with noticeably retouched mixes and a bonus CD of five unreleased tracks from the same sessions. The remaster was issued on WEA and Nonesuch Records.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Pat Metheny except where noted.

Bonus CD of the 2007 Deluxe Edition reissue. The numbering for bonus disc tracks 2-4 in the booklet and on the packaging is wrong. The tracklist below is as the music is presented on disc.

All music composed by Pat Metheny.

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Personnel

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Technical

• Pat Metheny - producer
• Steve Rodby and David Oakes - co-producers
• Mastered by Ted Jensen
• Recorded Fall-Winter 1991-92 at the Power Station, New York City

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Secret Story - Live in New Brunswick (DVD, 1993)

All tracks written by Pat Metheny except where noted.

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Notes

• Recorded live at the State Theatre, in November 1992, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
• Directed by Stanley Dorfman
• Produced by Pat Metheny
• Associate producer - David Oakes
• Recorded and mixed by Rob Eaton

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Personnel Live

• Pat Metheny - guitars, guitar synthesizer
• Gil Goldstein - piano, synthesizers, accordion
• Jim Beard - piano, synthesizers
• Steve Rodby - acoustic bass, electric bass
• Paul Wertico - drums
• Armando Marçal - percussion
• David Blamires - vocals, guitar, percussion, melodica, mellophone, recorder
• Mark Ledford - vocals, guitar, percussion, flugelhorn, trumpet
• Torsten De Winkel - guitars, electric sitar, synthesizer, percussion

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia