Secretos
{{Infobox album
| name = Secretos
| type = studio
| artist = José José
| cover =Secretos.jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = October 11, {{Start date|1983}}
| recorded = 1983
| venue =
| studio = Sonoland Studios
(Madrid, Spain)
| genre = Latin pop (80's)
| length = 43:21
| label = RCA Ariola
| producer = Manuel Alejandro
| prev_title = Mi Vida
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Reflexiones
| next_year = 1984
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r100659|pure_url=yes}}
}}
Secretos (Secrets) is the 19th studio album by Mexican performer José José, It was released by RCA Ariola in 1983 (see 1983 in music). It was written, produced and arranged by Manuel Alejandro. Secretos became José José's first collaboration with Manuel Alejandro on album and went on to become the most popular of Jose José's career. One of the all-time best-selling albums in Mexico, sales there vary from an estimated 2 million to as high as 5 million copies. "Secretos" reached the top of the Billboard charts.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=jose+jose+el+principe+de+la+cancion&pg=PA28|title=The Prince's 40-Year Reign: A Billboard Q&A|last=Cobo|first=Leila|volume=115|issue=48|page=28|date=29 November 2003|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Company|access-date=1 October 2019}} The album received 22 Platinum and Gold certifications worldwide, and achieved a nomination for Grammy Awards for Best Latin Pop Performance in the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985, losing to Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi Corazón) by Plácido Domingo.{{cite news|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/01/10/Academy-of-Recording-Arts-Sciences-nominees-for-Grammy/3522474181200/|title=Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences nominees for Grammy...|publisher=United Press International|date=January 10, 1985|accessdate=July 17, 2015}}
Track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Manuel Alejandro
| title1 = Lo Dudo
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = El Amor Acaba
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Voy a Llenarte Toda
| length3 = 5:25
| title4 = Cuando Vayas Conmigo
| length4 = 3:55
| title5 = Entre Ella y Tu
| length5 = 3:35
| title6 = Lágrimas
| length6 = 5:15
| title7 = He Renunciado a Ti
| length7 = 3:55
| title8 = Quiero Perderme Contigo
| length8 = 4:54
| title9 = Esta Noche te Voy a Estrenar
| length9 = 5:06
| title10 = A esa
| length10 = 3:02
}}
Secretos tracks sampled by other artists
"Lo Dudo"
In 1998 - U.S. rapper DMX sampled the intro of romantic ballad "Lo Dudo" in his song "Let Me Fly" of which was included in his debut release It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.
In 2005 - Los Angeles Latin Hip-Hop duo Akwid sample the same intro yet this time with vocal audio from the original recording of which was included on their album Los Aguacates De Jilquilpan on the song "Anda Y Ve, Lo Dudo".
"Cuando Vayas Conmigo"
In 1998 - New York rapper Noreaga samples the intro of this romantic ballad in his titled song "It's Not a Game".
Sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|nocert=true|region=Mexico|salesamount=2,000,000|note=1983 sales|salesref={{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1986/10/06&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04106&PageLabel=41|title=Vamos a echarnos el chal|page=41|date=6 October 1986|access-date=13 May 2022|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|quote=Pocas veces se ha logrado en México una venta de discos como la que se ha logrado. "El príncipe de la canción" con el álbum "Secretos" que ha vendido más de dos millones de copias.|archive-date=13 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513093546/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1986/10/06&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04106&PageLabel=41|url-status=live}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|nocert=true|region=Spain|salesamount=50,000|salesref={{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NflDAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=copias&article_id=1404,6791866&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicteD4yLWMAxUnQTABHQ-iMP0Q6AF6BAgFEAM#v=onepage&q=copias&f=false|title=José José equivale en Latinoamérica al fenómeno Michael Jackson en EU|newspaper=La Opinión|access-date=March 31, 2025|date=April 14, 1984|page=10|agency=UPI|language=es}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|nocert=true|region=United States|salesamount=80,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7CQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT97|title=Talent Crosses|magazine=Billboard|page=VL-50|access-date=March 8, 2024|date=January 26, 1985}}}}
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References
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{{José José}}
{{Manuel Alejandro}}
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