Secret Samadhi
1997 studio album by Live
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Secret Samadhi is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Live. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release on February 18, 1997. It includes the singles "Lakini's Juice", "Turn My Head" and "Freaks". The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on July 8, 1999.[14]
ReleasedFebruary 18, 1997
Recorded1996
StudioThe Hit Factory (New York City)
- South Beach (Miami)
- The Record Plant (Los Angeles)
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| Released | February 18, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory (New York City)
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| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock | |||
| Length | 53:18 | |||
| Label | Radioactive | |||
| Producer | Jay Healy, Live | |||
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| Singles from Secret Samadhi | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[6] |
| Kerrang! | [7] |
| Metal Hammer | [8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [11] |
| Spin | 6/10[12] |
| Wall of Sound | 83/100[13] |
This is the first Live recording to be produced by Jay Healy since their 1990 cassette EP Divided Mind, Divided Planet.
The US release uses HDCD encoding, but the package is not labeled as HDCD.[15][self-published source]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Ed Kowalczyk; all music is composed by Live.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Rattlesnake" | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Lakini's Juice" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Graze" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Century" | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Ghost" | 6:19 |
| 6. | "Unsheathed" | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Turn My Head" | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Heropsychodreamer" | 2:48 |
| 10. | "Freaks" | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Merica" | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Gas Hed Goes West" | 5:35 |
Personnel
Live
- Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
- Chad Gracey – drums
Additional musicians
- Tim Bauber – engineering
- Jon Carin – keyboards
- Jennifer Charles – vocals on "Ghost"
- Jay Healy – engineering, production
- Femio Hernandez – engineering, production
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Doug Katsaros – string arrangements on "Lakini's Juice" and "Turn My Head"
- Gerardo Lopez – engineering, production
- Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
- Greg Thompson – engineering, production
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[42] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[43] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[44] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[45] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[46] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||