From the July 8, 1997, Tri-City Herald Online: Gretchen Peters: She Writes the Songs, She Writes the Songs

From the July 26, 1997, Boulder (Colorado) Daily CameraPeters goes beyond 'Secret of Life' By LAURENCE WASHINGTON

From the Dec. 30, 1996, Orange County Register "Here's what some of our other pop music critics think are the best albums from the year (Gretchen Peters, "The Secret of Life," Imprint)"

From the Sunday, February 2, 1997, St. Louis Post-Dispatch WITH HEART AND SOUL SONGWRITERS TELL HOW THEY USE THEIR LIVES TO CREATE THEIR TUNES By Chris Dickinson, Post-Dispatch Music Critic

From the Country Standard TimeReview By Brian Wahlert: "After hits for others, Peters strikes out on own."

From the July 17, 1996, The Washington Post Gretchen Peters: 'The Secret of Life' By Geoffrey Himes Special to The Washington Post