Secrets is the sixth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released on 6 November 1989 through Intima Records;Jeffries, Vincent. "Secrets - Allan Holdsworth". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 16 April 2019. a remastered edition was reissued in 2008 through Eidolon Efformation. The album features drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, rather than regular collaborator Chad Wackerman; Wackerman did, however, write and perform drums on the song "Peril Premonition".
Critical reception
Vincent Jeffries at AllMusic awarded Secrets 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a true masterpiece" and "a triumph", whilst highlighting Holdsworth's "unreachable technical standard" and continued development of the SynthAxe.
In a 2013 interview with MusicRadar,Bosso, Joe (15 February 2013). "Gavin Harrison picks 10 essential drum albums". MusicRadar. Future plc. Retrieved 15 April 2020. Porcupine Tree drummer Gavin Harrison picked Secrets as one of ten "essential drum albums". He praised the drumming of Colaiuta, whom he described as "playing with wild abandon" as well as being "incredibly accurate." Patrick Mameli, guitarist and vocalist for death metal band Pestilence, called Secrets "the greatest fusion album ever recorded".Sloan, Mike. "Pestilence's Technical Wizard: Patrick Mameli Part Two". Blistering. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Track listing
Personnel Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, spoken vocals (track 7), engineering, mixing, production Rowanne Mark – vocals (track 2) Craig Copeland – vocals (track 8) Gary Husband – keyboard (track 1) Steve Hunt – keyboard (tracks 4, 6) Alan Pasqua – piano Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (except track 7) Chad Wackerman – drums (track 7), keyboard (track 7) Jimmy Johnson – bass (except track 7) Bob Wackerman – bass (track 7) Claire Holdsworth – spoken vocals (track 7)
Technical Jeffrey Ocheltree – sound effects Robert Feist – engineering, mixing Biff Vincent – engineering Charlie Watts – engineering Dan Humann – engineering Bernie Grundman – mastering
References
External links Secrets at therealallanholdsworth.com (archived) Allan Holdsworth "Secrets" at Guitar Nine In-depth interview about Secrets at the Allan Holdsworth Information Center