The Secret Is Out

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The Secret Is Out
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Studio album by
Released1995
StudioWhite Room Studio
Genre gospel, R&B
Length1:05:48
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)
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The Secret Is Out is the eighth studio album by gospel singer Vanessa Bell Armstrong, released in 1995 on Verity Records. [2] This album peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Background

"Nobody But Jesus" was later covered by singer Kelly Price with Bell Armstrong as a duetting guest.

Critical reception

AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in a 3/5 star review, commented "On The Secret Is Out, Vanessa Bell Armstrong turns in one of her most straightforward gospel recordings". [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."'I'm Encouraged'" John P. Kee 3:41
2."'Good News Blues'"John P. Kee4:45
3."'I Really Love You'"John P. Kee 
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. Kee4:25
6."'Choose Again' (with John P. Kee"John P. Kee4:40
7."'The Secret Is Out'"John P. Kee3:00
8."'Love Lifted Me'"John P. Kee4:35
9."'I Am Determined'"  
10.UntitledJohn P. Kee5:15
11."'Little Sister'"John P. Kee4:55
12."'There Is Nothing'"John P. Kee4:40
13."'Ninth Month'"John P. Kee5:13
14."'The Secret Is Out (Interlude)'" 1:30
15."'Love Lifted Me (Remix)'"John P. Kee7:26

References

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