The Secret Is Out

The Secret Is Out
Studio album by Vanessa Bell Armstrong
Released	1995
Studio	White Room Studio
Genre	gospel, R&B
Length	1:05:48
Label	Jive/Verity
Producer	John P. Kee
Vanessa Bell Armstrong chronology
Something on the Inside (1993) The Secret Is Out (1995) Desire of My Heart: Live in Detroit (1998)

The Secret Is Out is the eighth studio album by gospel singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong, released in 1995 on Verity Records. ^[1] This album peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in a 3/5 star review, commented "Vanessa Bell Armstrong turns in one of her most straightforward gospel recordings". ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Encouraged"	John P. Kee	3:41
2.	"Good News Blues"	John P. Kee	4:45
3.	"I Really Love You"	John P. Kee	5:43
4.	"Vanessa's Medley: 'What Shall I Render'/'Faith That Conquers'/'Nobody But Jesus'/'For God So Loved The World'/'Peace Be Still'/'The Denied Stone'"	Steve Roberts, Traditional, Marvin Winans, Lanny Wolfe	6:00
5.	"Tear"	John P. Kee	4:25
6.	"Choose Again" (with John P. Kee)	John P. Kee	4:40
7.	"The Secret Is Out"	John P. Kee	3:00
8.	"Love Lifted Me"	John P. Kee	4:35
9.	"I Am Determined"
10.	Untitled	John P. Kee	5:15
11.	"Little Sister"	John P. Kee	4:55
12.	"There Is Nothing"	John P. Kee	4:40
13.	"Ninth Month"	John P. Kee	5:13
14.	"The Secret Is Out" (Interlude)		1:30
15.	"Love Lifted Me" (Remix)	John P. Kee	7:26

References

1. Vanessa Bell Armstrong (1995). The Secret Is Out (album). Verity Records.
2. "Top Gospel Albums" (PDF). Billboard. September 2, 1995. p. 51. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas]]. "Vanessa Bell Armstrong – The Secret Is Out: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved September 18, 2025.