2005 studio album by Louis XIV
The Best Little Secrets Are Kept |
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Studio album by Louis XIV |
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Released | March 21, 2005 |
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Recorded | 2004 |
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Genre | Alternative rock, garage rock, glam rock |
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Length | 37:56 |
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Label | Atlantic |
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Producer | Jason Hill |
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Louis XIV chronology |
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Illegal Tender (2005) | The Best Little Secrets Are Kept (2005) | Live At the Virgin Megastore, Sunset Strip EP (2005) | |
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Singles from The Best Little Secrets Are Kept |
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- "Finding Out That True Love Is Blind"
Released: 2005 - "God Killed the Queen"
Released: 2005 |
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Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 62/100 link |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic | link |
PopMatters | (5/10) link |
Pitchfork Media | (1.2/10) [1] |
Rolling Stone | link |
The Best Little Secrets Are Kept is the second album by Louis XIV. It was released on March 21, 2005 internationally and a day later on March 22 in the United States. The album is named after a line from their 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)
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
Year | Chart | Position |
2005 | The Billboard 200 | 159 |
2005 | Top Heatseekers | 8 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
2005 | "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" | Modern Rock Tracks | 28 |
Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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