Jonathan Widran of AllMusic begins his review with, "The veteran sweet-voiced singer's fourth GRP album is perhaps her most musically diverse, covering an ambitious range of material."^[1]

AltRockChick's review of the album states, "That Secret Place moves, rocks, shakes, shimmers and dances, and is an absolute delight to listen to."^[2]

Denis Poole of Smooth Vibes writes of the album's opening song, "That’s Enough For Me", co-written by GRP main man Dave Grusin and featuring Lee Ritenour on guitar and Bob James on keyboards is an absolute delight."^[3]

That Secret Place peaked at number 12 on June 24, 1994 and spent 23 weeks on the Billboard Contempoary Jazz Albums chart.^[4]

"Reach" was released as a single from the album. The song peaked at number 4 in November 1994, spending 13 weeks on the Billboard Dance/Club Play chart.^[5] It also peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Dance Singles Sales chart.^[6]

• Patti Austin – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6, 8), vocal arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6-9), BGV arrangements (2)
• Bob James – acoustic piano (1, 2, 8, 10), acoustic piano solo (1), synthesizers (1, 10), rhythm arrangements (1), keyboards (2, 8), horn arrangements (2), song arrangements (10)
• Randy Kerber – additional synthesizers (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), synth solo (1)
• Barnaby Finch – keyboard bass (2)
• Greg Phillinganes – synthesizers (3, 5, 6), acoustic piano (3, 7), rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 7), keyboards (4, 7), keyboard solo (4)
• David Witham – synthesizers (3, 4, 6, 9), Hammond B3 organ (3, 5, 6, 9)
• Lee Ritenour – guitars (1-9), rhythm arrangements (1-4, 6-9), synthesizer arrangements (9)
• Melvin Davis – bass (1-9)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (1-9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 4-9)
• Dan Higgins – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Gerald Albright – tenor saxophone (7)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, flute arrangements (1), horn arrangements (1-9), string arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
• Steve Tavaglione – EWI solo (8)
• Johnny Mandel – flute, horn and string arrangements (10)
• Aretha Franklin – vocal arrangements (5)
• Lani Groves – backing vocals (1-4, 6)
• Phil Perry – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 9), vocal arrangements (5)
• Mervyn Warren – backing vocals (2), BGV arrangements (2)
• El DeBarge – lead and backing vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Tata Vega – backing vocals (5, 9)
• Vesta Williams – backing vocals (5, 9)
• Perri – backing vocals (7)

• Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen – executive producers
• Lee Ritenour – producer
• Don Murray – recording, mixing
• Mike Kloster – additional engineer, second engineer, technical assistant
• Robert Vosgien – digital editing at CMS Digital (Pasadena, California)
• Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Joseph Doughney and Michael Landy – post-production at The Review Room (New York City, New York)
• Michael Pollard – production coordinator
• Sonny Mediana – production director
• Sharon Franklin – production direction assistant
• Andy Baltimore – creative direction
• Hollis King and Dan Serrano – art direction
• Alba Acevedo, Laurie Goldman and Freddie Paloma – graphic design
• Carol Friedman – photography
• Debbie Horgan – hair stylist
• Craig Gadson – make-up
• Ted Muehling – jewelry
• Barry Orms – management

Track information and credits were adapted from the album's liner notes and AllMusic.^[8][1]