The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)
{{Infobox song
| name = The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Quincy Jones featuring Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White
| album = Back on the Block
| released = {{Start date|1990}}
| recorded =
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| genre = R&B
| length = 6:40
| label = Qwest
| writer = {{flat list |
| producer = Quincy Jones
| chronology = Quincy Jones
| prev_title = I'll Be Good to You
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me)
| next_year = 1990
}}
"The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" is a song by producer Quincy Jones, featuring R&B singers Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, and Barry White. It was released as a single from Jones's album, Back on the Block (1989), and peaked at number one on the Billboard Black Singles chart for one week in 1990.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research }} It also reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 26 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number 67 on the UK Singles Chart. "The Secret Garden (Sweet Seduction Suite)" was written by Jones, Rod Temperton, Siedah Garrett and DeBarge and produced by Jones.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits|last=White |first=Adam |last2=Bronson |first2=Fred |author-link2=Fred Bronson |year=1993 |publisher=Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York |page=469}}
Personnel
- El DeBarge – lead vocals, background vocals
- James Ingram – lead vocals
- Al B. Sure! – lead vocals, background vocals
- Barry White – lead vocals
- Siedah Garrett – background vocals
- Bill Summers – hindewhu
- Steve Lukather – guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes electric piano
- Larry Williams – keyboards, synth programming
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- John Robinson – drums
- Jerry Hey – arranger
- Quincy Jones – arranger
- Rod Temperton – arranger
- Bruce Swedien – recording engineer, mixing, kick & snare drums
Certifications
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References
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Category:Songs written by Quincy Jones
Category:Songs written by Rod Temperton
Category:Songs written by Siedah Garrett
Category:Songs written by El DeBarge
Category:Song recordings produced by Quincy Jones