Secrets

Nicki French | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 13, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Critique Records
• ASIN: B000003R9O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,678 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Total Eclipse Of The Heart

2. Did You Ever Really Love Me?

3. Forever And A Day

4. I'll Be Waiting

5. Is There Anybody Out There?

6. Never In A Million Years

7. For All We Know

8. Secrets

9. Something About You

10. Voice Of America

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicki French: Secrets (1995), April 29, 2006

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Chad DeFeo "(ChandlerBingFan)" (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets (Audio CD)

In 1995, there was not much going on. Madonna had only released another compilation, but there were just no fresh new voices to come under way, until I heard the powerful voice behind the 1995 remake of Bonnie Tyler's 1983 hit, "Total Eclipse Of The Heart". This powerful voice belonged to that of Nicki French, a talented singer from England, who had been fighting to become this world's next pop-dance star. At the same time of Nicki's release of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart", as her first single, she released her first album, SECRETS, in which the single belongs to. You'll understand, when you read on, why this album is just pure amazing.

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
First single from the album. Bonnie Tyler's rendition, which runs to a time length of 6:58 (6 minutes, 58 seconds), was an amazing power ballad. But Nicki French, cutting out the second verse, cutting out the second half of the first refrain and the first chorus, making it reach a time length of 3:53 (3 minutes, 53 seconds), did one hell of job turning a beautiful power ballad into a awesome GET-YOUR-GROOVE-ON dance tune.

DID YOU EVER REALLY LOVE ME?
Great song here.

FOREVER AND A DAY
When I first read the title, I thought she might have sang this as a cover song, which had already been originally recorded by Barry Manilow, but after hearing it, I realized that Nicki only used the title, but wrote different lyrics, making it a Nicki original. Great song.

I'LL BE WAITING
Great.

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
Great.

NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS
Awesome.

FOR ALL WE KNOW
This song was originally recorded by The Carpenters, who sang the song as a ballad. Nicki French seems to be the only person in music history who can get away with turning beautiful ballads into awesome dance tunes. Great rendition.

SECRETS
The album's unbelievably amazing title track. Great song.

SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
Great song.

VOICE OF AMERICA
Aside from "Total Eclipse Of The Heart", this was my favorite song off of the album. I could play this song over and over if I had to.

I had bought the album on cassette around the time of its release. For two years straight (1995-1997), I had played this album non-stop until my cassette deck to my stereo ate it. From the years 0f 1997-2006, I searched religously for this album, until I finally found a used copy right here. Ever since the CD arrived, I have not stopped listening to it. This is a great album, and it seems to be the only album that Nicki has released. She has released some songs over the years, but those songs are non-album songs. I am hoping that one day, Nicki will put out another album.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brazilian version is much better, July 8, 2000

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Joćo Carlos de Souza (Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets (Audio CD)

Nicki French is a fantastic singer, my favorite! Here in Brazil, the album secrets has more than 4 top 5 songs! And the brazilian version of the album has 17 tracks, not 10! All Nicki French songs are very good in dance versions, but the US release has the pop vs! That's why I think the Brazilian version, released by Paradoxx music is much better. It has also the tracks "Heaven Is A Place On Earth", "Stop In The Name Of Love". Here in br Nicki is known as a dance singer, not pop. If you could, get the brazilian version of the album Secrets. Remember: the dance version of Total Eclipse Of The Heart is fantastic!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good CD, November 28, 2001

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"jhubattousai" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secrets (Audio CD)

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" - The song of hers that everyone has heard. An excellent remake of Bonnie Tyler's song. Bonnie's version is slightly better, but only because she did it first.

"Did You Ever Really Love Me" - A nice not-quite-techno song that makes a great dance song. The first ballad on this CD is a winner, though the chorus seems a bit out of place with the rest of the song.

"Forever And A Day" - A faster song, well sung, with an interesting melody. Not as good as "Did You Ever..." but a good song in its own right.

"I'll Be Waiting" - Slower than the previous three tracks, this song is a decent ballad. The harmonies, though, are rather weak compared to other songs she sings.

"Is There Anybody Out There?" - By far the best song on this CD. Fast, energetic, and slightly haunting. The melody and harmony on this song mesh perfectly. This might be Ms. French's best song in her whole catalog.

"Never In a Million Years" - This is a very upbeat song, sounding almost like a mid-70's song rather than the mid-90's song it really is. Not bad, but it's got a tough act to follow.

"For All We Know" - This Carpenters cover unfortunately falls rather flat. At times, the vocals get lost in the music and it's easy to tell that this song was far better done by the Carpenters.

"Secrets" - The title track is another excellent song, making the choice of titles quite justified. The vocals are a bit low, but the music just accents the vocals, rather than hiding them the way "For All We Know" did.

"Something About You" - A rather poor song. The chorus is repetitive, and there's very little variation through the entire song.

"Voice of America" - A mediocre song. An excellent chorus and melody is betrayed by very weak verses. Worth listening to every few passes through the CD, but not good enough for every time through.

All in all, a rather average CD. "Is There Anybody Out There," "Secrets," and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" make it worth picking up all by themselves. The average songs are listenable, and none of them are truly unlistenable. I'm quite pleased with my copy.