The Best Little Secrets Are Kept is the second album by Louis XIV. It was released internationally on March 21, 2005 and a day later on March 22 in the United States. The album is named after a line from the band's song "Pledge of Allegiance".
Track listing "Louis XIV" (Hill/Karscig) – 3:05 "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" (Hill/Karscig) – 4:14 "Paper Doll" (Hill) – 3:25 "God Killed the Queen" (Hill/Karscig) – 2:48 "A Letter to Dominique" (Hill/Karscig) – 3:04 "Illegal Tender" (Hill/Karscig/Maigaard) – 3:13 "Pledge of Allegiance" (Hill) – 3:37 "Hey Teacher" (Hill/Karscig) – 3:42 "All the Little Pieces" (Hill/Karscig) – 4:51 "Ball of Twine" (Hill) – 5:57 "Every Which Way That I Can" (Japan only bonus track) "Love Stricken Felony" (Japan only bonus track)
Music video
Louis XIV worked with alt porn director Eon McKai and the SuicideGirls website to produce a music video for "Paper Doll". The video, featuring models Claudia, Cricket, and Xtine trying on different outfits in a dressing room, was released exclusively on the SuicideGirls website.
Personnel Louis XIV Brian Karscig – vocals, guitar, piano, vocals, string arrangements; bass (tracks 6, 8) Jason Hill – lead guitar, vocals, piano, producer, engineer, string arrangements, mixing; bass (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9) James Edwards Armbrust – bass (tracks 2, 3, 10) Mark Anders Maigaard – drums
Additional Musicians Lindsey Troy – vocals Frank Palumbo – trumpet Robert Arthur Dodds – guitar Clayton Bullock – violin Louis Caverly – violin Michelle Negele – viola Andrew Shulman – cello
Technical Alex Albrecht – assistant engineer Sam Buffa – collage Smith Darby – photography John Hofstetter – artwork Matt Hyde – mixing Phil Mucci – photography John Rubeli – A&R Dave Schultz – mastering
Charts Album YearChartPosition2005The Billboard 2001592005Top Heatseekers8
Singles YearSingleChartPosition2005"Finding Out True Love Is Blind"Modern Rock Tracks28
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