Secret (Madonna song) dedicating it to a "special guest" in the audience, which was assumed by media to be her ex-husband Sean Penn, who was in the audience. The singer admitted she had not practiced the performance, and according to "Vancouver Sun", it "came across as charitably, unpracticed (if well-intentioned)". Credits and personnel adapted from "Bedtime Stories" album liner notes. Secret (Madonna song) "Secret" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna from her sixth studio album, "Bedtime Stories" (1994). It was released on September 27, 1994 as the lead single from the album by Maverick Records. The singer originally recorded the song
Lady Madonna rock press in recognising this trend – writes that by preceding the Rolling Stones' "similarly retrospective 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'", "Lady Madonna" was possibly "the first single by an elite rock band to signal the 'return to roots'". "Lady Madonna" topped the "Record Retailer" chart (subsequently adopted as the UK Singles Chart) for two weeks, although on the national chart compiled by "Melody Maker" it peaked at number 2. It was the first single by the Beatles not to make number 1 on "Melody Maker"s chart since the band's 1962 debut, "Love Me Do". In America, "Lady Madonna" peaked at number