Secrets of Flying


Secrets of Flying is the second and final album released by Bahamian American singer-songwriter Johnny Kemp. Released at the end of 1987, this album featured two massively successful singles. The first hit from the album was the Grammy-nominated single "Just Got Paid," which cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988, and went on to top both the R&B chart and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The second hit from the album, "Dancin' with Myself" also became a top-5 R&B success. A third single from the album, the slow jam "One Thing Led to Another" reached the R&B top 40 as well.
Secrets of Flying was digitally remastered by "New Skool Sounds" in 2012 including 4 additional bonus tracks.

Track listing

#TitleWriterLength
1.Just Got PaidGene Griffin, Johnny Kemp5:25
2.One Thing Led to AnotherBrian Morgan, Shelley Scruggs, Tony Haynes4:11
3.My Only Want Is YouFred Zarr, Jeff Smith4:50
4.Dancin' With MyselfBruce Purse, Johnny Kemp, Vincent Henry5:31
5.Urban Times Medley-8:53
5a.Inner City Blues Marvin Gaye, James Nyx-
5b.Mercy Mercy Me Marvin Gaye-
6.Feeling Without TouchingBruce Purse, Johnny Kemp, Vincent Henry5:40
7.Just Like Flyin'Bruce Purse, Johnny Kemp, Vincent Henry6:21
8.+Dancin' with Myself Bruce Purse, Johnny Kemp, Vincent Henry6:02
9.+Dancin' with Myself Bruce Purse, Johnny Kemp, Vincent Henry7:22
10.+Just Got PaidGene Griffin, Johnny Kemp5:35
11.+Just Got Paid Gene Griffin, Johnny Kemp5:24

+: Bonus tracks on the reissued version

Personnel

"Just Got Paid"

+ Kemp is not officially credited on the album cover as the lead vocalist on "One Thing Led to Another" or "My Only Want is You." However, given that he is the primary artist and is credited as lead vocalist on all of the other tracks, it seems like a reasonable assumption to make that he sings lead on these two as well.