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 <small>(tracks 6, 8)</small>
- Jason Hill – lead guitar, vocals, piano, producer, engineer, string arrangements, mixing; bass <small>(tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9)</small>
- James Edwards Armbrust – bass <small>(tracks 2, 3, 10)</small>
- 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
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
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|align="left" valign="top"|2005
|align="left" valign="top"|The Billboard 200
|align="left" valign="top"|159
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2005
|align="left" valign="top"|Top Heatseekers
|align="left" valign="top"|8
|-
|}
Singles
{| class="wikitable"
!align="left" valign="top"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Single
!align="left" valign="top"|Chart
!align="left" valign="top"|Position
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|2005
|align="left" valign="top"|"Finding Out True Love Is Blind"
|align="left" valign="top"|Modern Rock Tracks
|align="left" valign="top"|28
|-
|}