Secret Love

Lorrie Morgan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 29, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bna Entertainment
• ASIN: B00000ADGF
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,434 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Once upon a Time

2. Here's That Rainy Day

3. Good Morning Heartache

4. I've Got the World on a String

5. Secret Love

6. My Foolish Heart

7. Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)

8. They Can't Take That Away from Me

9. I Wish You Love

10. Fly Me to the Moon

11. An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Songs that Lorrie learned from her father, August 6, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secret Love (Audio CD)

Lorrie's father, country singer George Morgan, had musical tastes far beyond country music and he was clearly a strong influence when it came to musical taste. This album shows that Lorrie is well capable of singing songs from her father's era. Of course, the idea of a country singer recording songs from the Great American Songbook is nothing new - Willie Nelson has recorded several albums of such songs, while Crystal Gayle has recorded a tribute album to Hoagy Carmichael.

On this album, Lorrie has chosen to cover two very famous songs, Secret love and Fly me to the moon, together with other classics of the era including My foolish heart, They can't take that away from me and many other wonderful songs that are less well known these days than they once were but still deserve to be heard.

I became a huge fan of Lorrie Morgan following the release of her first RCA album. She has never quite achieved the level of success expected of her, partly because of her eclectic musical tastes. Commercially, this album may have damaged her career because it alienated some fans who only wanted her to sing the pop-country music they expected from her. Artistically, I think it is a masterpiece - one of her best albums - but you must make up your own mind.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, April 17, 2002

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"gemini_j" (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret Love (Audio CD)

This CD got lukewarm reception from critics and fans alike, but its great for many reasons. SECRET LOVE is a collection of standards, it is by no means a country album. Now you may wonder if Lorrie can pull of standards, and the answer is a resounding yes. She handles the classics very well without overpowering them or diminishing their value, her voice is both strong enough and restrained when it needs to be in the songs. The CD gives me a nostalgic feeling, thinking about broadway musicals. Lorrie transcendes through each song with ease and flow, giving us a seamless set of songs for the times. It includes some classics such as An Affair To Remember, Here's That Rainy Day, Once Upon A Time, Secret Love, Summer of '42, Fly Me To The Moon, They Cant Take That Away From Me and many more. Overall its a great album, if you enjoy the genre of music then its definately for you. Lorrie fans beware this is not her typical country album, so caution to you if you dont enjoy her other expenditures. Overall a treat!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars vocal talent that withstands the norm!, January 2, 2002

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Darrell Morris (Royse City, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret Love (Audio CD)

I've been a fan of lorrie's since i heard the song "something in red"! I know now as i knew then that this lady has a tremendous, touching voice! Being an african american male i confess to knowing very little about country music; but ms. morgan has the type of voice that would do any type of song justice! Hearing her haunting duet with frank sinatra i knew that i was right on the money! If you are a fan of old standards this is one for the shelf! I long for the day when people realize that singing is an art; and to me what makes "a singer" an "artist" is when the singer takes the risks to step out of the norm and try something new and different; as lorrie did with this effort. That alone speaks volumes!