Secret Samadhi
# Secret Samadhi

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin | 6/10 |

Secret Samadhi is the fourth 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", "Rattlesnake", "Turn My Head", and "Freaks". The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on July 8, 1999.

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.

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ed Kowalczyk; all music is composed by Live.

## 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

### Singles

| Song | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Song | US (M.R.) | AUS | AUT | NED | NZ | UK |
| "Lakini's Juice" | 1 | 21 | — | 69 | 37 | 29 |
| "Freaks" | 13 | 36 | — | 80 | — | 60 |
| "Turn My Head" | 3 | 47 | 36 | 67 | — | — |
| "Rattlesnake" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | 2× Platinum | $140,000^^$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 2× Platinum | $200,000^^$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | $100,000^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Platinum | $15,000^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | $2,000,000^^$ |
| $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
