Secrets Tour
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The Secrets Tour was a two-year music concert tour in 1996-1997 by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 pop/R&B singer Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...

. The tour was in support of her second multi-platinum album, Secrets which sold 7 million copies in the U.S. Braxton and jazz saxophonist Kenny G
Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

 paired together co-headling the U.S. tour billed as, An Evening with Kenny G & Toni Braxton. Toni performed pop hits, "Breathe Again
Breathe Again
"Breathe Again" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton from her self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . Written by Babyface and produced by L. A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons, the ballad was released as the album's second single, garnering heavy airplay during late 1993 and early 1994,...

", "You Mean the World to Me
You Mean The World To Me
"You Mean the World to Me" is the fourth single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . The track was released in March 1994 and was a radio hit, peaking at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs...

" and "Another Sad Love Song
Another Sad Love Song
"Another Sad Love Song" is the first official single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . After the success of "Love Shoulda Brought You Home", Braxton followed up with this R&B mid-tempo single. The song proved to be a success, giving Braxton her first U.S...

" from her debut Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton (album)
Toni Braxton is the self-titled debut album by American recording artist Toni Braxton. It was released in the United States on July 13, 1993 by LaFace Records.-Overview:...

. The tour featured songs from the new album Secrets, including the number-one pop/R&B hits "You're Makin' Me High
You're Makin' Me High
"You're Makin' Me High" is the lead single from Toni Braxton's second studio album, Secrets . A joint collaboration between the Grammy Award-winning producer Babyface and Bryce Wilson resulted in this mid-tempo song...

" and "Un-Break My Heart
Un-Break My Heart
"Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single...

".

Kenny G and Braxton played six sell-out dates in late January and early February at Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...

 in New York City.
Following the final show in late March, Kenny G headlined his own tour in April throughout the summer without Braxton. Toni resumed her Secrets Tour late summer playing sold-out dates across Europe on August 16th through October.

Set list

  • "Days/Intro" (Instrumental)
  • "Seven Whole Days
    Seven Whole Days
    "Seven Whole Days" is the third single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . The track describes a romance that was fading. As the single was not commercially released in the United States, it was ineligible to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and only managed to chart on the...

    "
  • "Love Shoulda Brought You Home
    Love Shoulda Brought You Home
    "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" is the first solo single by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. The song was written by Babyface, Daryl Simmons, and Bo Watson, and was featured on the soundtrack to the 1992 romantic comedy film Boomerang. It served as the follow-up to Braxton's duet with Babyface...

    "
  • "Breathe Again
    Breathe Again
    "Breathe Again" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton from her self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . Written by Babyface and produced by L. A. Reid, Babyface, and Daryl Simmons, the ballad was released as the album's second single, garnering heavy airplay during late 1993 and early 1994,...

    "
  • "Another Sad Love Song
    Another Sad Love Song
    "Another Sad Love Song" is the first official single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . After the success of "Love Shoulda Brought You Home", Braxton followed up with this R&B mid-tempo single. The song proved to be a success, giving Braxton her first U.S...

    "
  • "You Mean the World to Me
    You Mean The World To Me
    "You Mean the World to Me" is the fourth single from Toni Braxton's self-titled debut album, Toni Braxton . The track was released in March 1994 and was a radio hit, peaking at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs...

    "
  • "Talking In His Sleep"
  • "Find Me A Man" (select dates)
  • "I Love Me Some Him
    I Love Me Some Him
    "I Love Me Some Him" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Andrea Martin and Gloria Stewart and produced by the Danish duo Soulshock & Karlin, the song was released as the flipside to the album's third single, "I Don't Want To", solely in...

    "
  • "I Don't Want To"
  • "Let It Flow
    Let It Flow (song)
    "Let It Flow" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton. Written and produced by Babyface, the song was originally recorded for, and included on, the soundtrack to the 1995 motion picture Waiting to Exhale....

    "
  • "Come On Over Here"
  • "How Could an Angel Break My Heart
    How Could an Angel Break My Heart
    "How Could an Angel Break My Heart" is the fourth and final single from Toni Braxton's second studio album, Secrets . The song, co-written by Braxton and Babyface and produced by Babyface, features Kenny G on the saxophone...

    " (with Kenny G
    Kenny G
    Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...

    )
  • "In The Late Of Night"
  • "Un-Break My Heart
    Un-Break My Heart
    "Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets . Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single...

    "
  • "You're Makin' Me High
    You're Makin' Me High
    "You're Makin' Me High" is the lead single from Toni Braxton's second studio album, Secrets . A joint collaboration between the Grammy Award-winning producer Babyface and Bryce Wilson resulted in this mid-tempo song...

    "

Additional notes
  • On selected dates in the U.S. during Kenny G's set, Toni sang, "That Somebody Was You" as he played his saxophone, a song from his album, The Moment
    The Moment (Kenny G album)
    The Moment is the seventh studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1996, and reached #1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, #2 on the Billboard 200, #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #16 on the Canadian Albums Chart.The second single taken...

    .

  • For the European tour "I Belong to You" and "I Don't Want To
    I Don't Want To
    "I Don't Want To" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton, released as the third single from her second studio album, Secrets . Written and produced by R. Kelly, this ballad describes the agony of a break-up. The single—released in the U.S...

    " were added to the set list on select dates.


  • Set list (Chicago, IL- Final show of US tour)

1. Seven whole days
2. Another sad love song
3. Love shoulda brought you home
4. You mean the world to me
5. Medley: Talking in his sleep/ Find me a man/ I love me some him
  • (Toni's costume change) Mint Condition
    Mint Condition
    Mint Condition is an R&B band from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Formed in the late 1980s, its original members were lead singer Stokley Williams, bassist Ricky Kinchen, guitarist Homer O'Dell, pianist Larry Waddell, keyboardist Keri Lewis, and keyboardist/saxophonist Jeffrey Allen...

    : "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)
    Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)
    "Breakin' My Heart " is the second single from R&B group Mint Condition's 1991 album Meant To Be Mint. The song rose to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,...

    "/"What kinda man would I be"

6. Breathe again
7. Let it flow
8. In the late of night
9. Come on over here
10. How could an angel break my heart
11. Un-break my heart
12. ENCORE:You're makin' me high

The Band

  • Musical Director: Vance Taylor
  • Drums: Stokley Williams
    Stokley Williams
    David Stokley Williams is an American singer and percussionist, best known as the lead singer of the band Mint Condition....

  • Guitar: Homer O'Dell
  • Bass: Ricky Kinchen
  • Keyboards: Keri Lewis
  • Saxophone: Jeffrey Allen
  • Keyboards: Larry Waddell
  • Percussion: Chris Dave
  • Background Vocals: Cha'n Andre', Dennis B. Cooper, Valerie Davis, Julio Hanson, Dyron D. Wade, Gregory Ringo, Mario Johnson, Rodney Day, Gromyko Collins
  • Dancers: Rosero McCoy, Jamal Sims, Omar Lopez, Jermaine Montell

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
December 15, 1996 Seattle United States
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KeyArena
KeyArena
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December 17, 1996 Vancouver
Vancouver
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Rose Garden
December 20, 1996 San Jose
San Jose, California
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San Jose Arena
December 21, 1996 Anaheim
Anaheim, California
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Pond of Anaheim
December 27, 1996 Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
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Universal Amphitheatre
December 28, 1996
December 30, 1996
December 31, 1996 Sacramento
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Arco Arena
January 6, 1997 Denver McNichols Arena
January 12, 1997 Minneapolis Target Center
Target Center
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January 18, 1997 Chicago
Chicago
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United Center
United Center
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January 23, 1997 Philadelphia First Union Center
January 29, 1997 New York City
New York City
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Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
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January 31, 1997
February 1, 1997
February 2, 1997
February 3, 1997
February 4, 1997
February 7, 1997 Boston
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Fleet Center
Fleet Center
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February 11, 1997 Buffalo
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Marine Midland Arena
February 14, 1997 Albany
Albany, New York
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Pepsi Arena
Pepsi Arena
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February ?, 1997 Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
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America West Arena
February ?, 1997 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
February ?, 1997 Salt Lake City Delta Center
February 20, 1997 Nashville Nashville Arena
February 21, 1997 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro Coliseum
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February 23, 1997 Charlotte
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Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte Coliseum
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February 27, 1997 Orlando
Orlando, Florida
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Orlando Arena
February 28, 1997 Miami
Miami, Florida
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James L. Knight Center
James L. Knight Center
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March 1, 1997 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre
March ?, 1997 Milwaukee Bradley Center
Bradley Center
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March ?, 1997 Indianapolis
Indianapolis
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Conseco Fieldhouse
Conseco Fieldhouse
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March ?, 1997 Auburn Hills Palace of Auburn Hills
March 12, 1997 Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
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Gund Arena
March 14, 1997 Chicago
Chicago
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United Center
United Center
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Europe
May 7, 1997 Manchester
Manchester
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United Kingdom
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NYNEX Arena
Manchester Evening News Arena
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September 7, 1997 Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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Netherlands
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Ahoy
September 8, 1997 Sheffield
Sheffield
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United Kingdom
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Sheffield Arena
September 9, 1997 Birmingham
Birmingham
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NEC Arena
September 10, 1997 Manchester
Manchester
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NYNEX Arena
Manchester Evening News Arena
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September 12, 1997 London
London
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Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
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September 13, 1997
September 15, 1997 Dublin Ireland
Ireland
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Point Theatre
Point Theatre
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September 21, 1997 Paris
Paris
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France
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Zénith de Paris
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September 25, 1997 Oberhausen
Oberhausen
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Germany Arena Oberhausen
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Not all USA dates are listed

Notes:
  • Braxton gave a concert May 7, 1997 in Manchester, UK, before launching the Europe tour in August.

  • The European leg started August 16, ending October 1, 1997, not all dates are listed.

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Radio City Music Hall (Nov. 17-19, 1996) New York 35,226/35,226 (100%) $2,623,390
Kiel Center (Feb 4) St.Louis 12,172/13,000 $517,588
Gand Arena Cleveland 13,276/14,600 $428,090
CoreStates Center (January 23) Philadelphia 12,957/13,500 $411,320
Marine Midland Arena Buffalo 10,578/15,000 $444,983
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte 9,298/12,000 $322,370
Arco Arena Sacramento 8,157/10,500 $428,490
Palace Of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills 15,670/15,670 (100%) $531,245
United Center Chicago 13,509/13,509 (100%) $496,775
Target Center Minneapolis 6,995/10,000 294,030
Key Arena Seattle 10,189/12,023 $493,285
Universal Amphitheatre Los Ángeles 22,270/22,700 $1,161,343
San José Arena San José 13,347/13,347 ($100%) $537,665
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