''Sun Secrets'' is an album by

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recorded in 1973 and released in December 1974. It includes some re-recording of songs, with which lead singer

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topped the charts a few years before. The band included Aalon Butler on guitar, Randy Rice on bass and

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on drums. "The Real Me", "Ring of Fire" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" were released as singles. The album peaked at No. 51 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart in 1975. They formed in 1971, after Burdon left his previous band

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to cut an album with

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-great

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. They recorded the album '' Guilty'' and then, without Witherspoon, the album '' Stop''.

Track listing

# " It’s My Life" 4:43 (Roger Atkins, Carl D’Errico) # "

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" 6:11 (

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) # " Medley: When I Was Young / War Child" 8:30 (Burdon, Aalon Butler) # "The Real Me" 3:34 (Burdon, Butler) # " Medley:Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood / Nina’s School" 8:25 (

Bennie Benjamin Claude August "Bennie" Benjamin (November 4, 1907 – May 2, 1989) was a Virgin Islands-born American songwriter. He had particularly successful songwriting partnerships with Sol Marcus, with whom he wrote " I Don't Want To Set The World On ...

, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell, Burdon, Butler) # "Letter from the County Farm" 13:05 (Burdon,

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) # "Sun Secrets" 3:02 (Butler)

Personnel

*Eric Burdon - vocals *Aalon Butler - guitar *Randy Rice - bass *

- drums *Ed Barton - engineer *

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- photography

Re-issues

* In 1993, Avenue Records and

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combined the albums ''Sun Secrets'' and '' Stop'' though, due to length, the song "Be Mine" (8:10, from ''Stop'') is not included on the compilation. * Available on quadrophonic 8-track cartridge in 1974 Q8W-11359 on Capitol.

References

{{Authority control 1974 albums Eric Burdon albums Albums produced by Jerry Goldstein (producer) Capitol Records albums