The Best Little Secrets Are Kept is the second album by Louis XIV. It was released on March 21, 2005 (see 2005 in music) internationally and a day later 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)

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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

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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

Singles

Louis XIV (band) albums

2005 debut albums

Atlantic Records albums

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