compared "Under My Breath", which he wrote with Jones, to Idlewild, only with the addition of whistling and fiddle. For the album's closing song, "Play Me Something", Woomble wanted to involve all of the vocalists they had up to this point for a "big singalong". It ends with a short piece of music that they had recorded during the final day of the album's sessions. Release and reception On 25 May 2006, My Secret Is My Silence was announced for release in two months' time. Its eventual 24 July 2006 release was promoted with a tour of the United Kingdom, running into the following month. It reached number 92 in the UK. The album was released in the US through 7-10 Music in July 2007. Woomble celebrated the album's 10th anniversary with a celebratory show in 2016, where they he performed it in full. My Secret Is My Silence was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. DiGravina said Woomble was "in fine voice, and Rusby's gentle tone" acts as a good counterpoint to it. He added that the "fragile but certain solo outing will please old and new fans alike". Chris Long of BBC Music wrote that the vocals harmonies from Rusby, "along with the production and violin of her husband John McCusker, that make the solid bed to build his beautiful songs on". musicOMH contributor Neil Jones thought the musicians backing Woomble "are being taken for the ride of their lives", using Rusby's vocals as an example that her "contribution sounds nothing less than subtly breathtaking". The Living Tradition writer Dave Beeby felt that "each track [has] something which demands you listen," save for one song. He explained that it was a "real class album which should not be judged on genre but on the strength of the music". Barbara Mitchell for NPR said the album's title-track summed up the album well: "Buoyed by plaintive strings and wrapped in a sparse arrangement, his words connect the past and future, history and dreams, silence and secrets". Track listing Writing credits per booklet. Personnel Personnel per booklet. Musicians Michael Angus – acoustic guitar (tracks 4 and 9), electric guitar (tracks 5 and 6), vocals (tracks 6) Dave Burland – vocals (tracks 4, 6 and 11) Ian Carr – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 8 and 11), lead electric guitar (tracks 2 and 10) Andy Cutting – accordion (tracks 1, 2,