The Secret of Life (album)

The Secret of Life
Studio album by Gretchen Peters
Released 1996
Recorded 1995–1996
Genre Country, folk
Length 42:12
Label Imprint
Producer Daniel Green
Gretchen Peters chronology
The Secret of Life
(1996)
Gretchen Peters
(2001)

The Secret of Life is the debut studio album by singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters. It was released in 1996, and featured a minor hit single in the track, "When You Are Old". The song reached number 68 on the Hot Country Songs chart. The album was the first release for Imprint Records.[1]

Faith Hill covered the title track and took it to number 4 on the country chart in the States (while also scraping into the top 50 on the Billboard Hot 100). Trisha Yearwood recorded her own version of "On a Bus to St. Cloud" for her full-length Thinkin' About You (two years prior to the release of this album), while Martina McBride has recorded 3 songs: "This Uncivil War", "When You Are Old" and "Independence Day" which she took to number 12 on the U.S. country chart.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic gave the album three stars (out of a possible five), comparing her to fellow singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, calling the songs "highly introspective, thoughtful and intelligent".[2] An uncredited review in Billboard said that Peters "proves to be as satisfying a singer as she is a writer."[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gretchen Peters except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Waiting For the Light to Turn Green"  Peters, Suzy Bogguss3:42
2."Border Town"   4:07
3."I Ain't Ever Satisfied"  Steve Earle3:50
4."I Was Looking For You"   3:58
5."On a Bus to St. Cloud"   3:55
6."Over Africa"   4:10
7."This Uncivil War"   4:08
8."The Secret of Life"   4:16
9."A Room With a View"   3:39
10."Circus Girl"   3:34
11."When You Are Old"   2:53
12."Independence Day"   3:44

Personnel

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Reviews". Billboard: 85. June 22, 1996.
  2. 1 2 "The Secret of Life". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
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