Secret O' Life

"Secret O' Life"
Single by James Taylor
from the album JT
ReleasedJune 1977
Recorded1977
GenreSoft rock
Length3:34
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)James Taylor
Producer(s)Peter Asher
James Taylor singles chronology
"Everybody Has the Blues"
(1976)
"Secret O' Life"
(1977)
"Handy Man"
(1977)

"Secret O' Life" is a song written by James Taylor that first appeared on his 1977 album JT. It has since appeared on several of his live and compilation albums. It was also included in the Broadway musical Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life and has been covered by many other artists, including Art Garfunkel, Richie Havens, Nancy LaMott, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Horn and Ricky Peterson.