''Our Little Secret'' is the third studio album from Belgian electronic band

Lords of Acid Lords of Acid is a Belgian/American electronic dance music (EDM) group led by musician Praga Khan. They are best known for making songs with sexual lyrics and sexually explicit tracks, such as their hit " Pussy". History Lords of Acid debu ...

. It was released in 1997 on Antler-Subway Records. Both musically and lyrically, Lords of Acid maintain the

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and sexually charged songs found on their previous album ''

Voodoo-U ''Voodoo-U'' is the second studio album from Belgian electronic band Lords of Acid. It was released in 1994 on Rick Rubin's American Recordings label. The album begins the band's move from the rave sounds of predecessor ''Lust'' to a heavier, ...

''. Lead vocal duties on ''Our Little Secret'' were performed by Jade 4 U. The front CD cover is a photo of a woman from the waist up, while the unfolded CD cover booklet is the completed full-body photograph which reveals an outline of a penis in her blue jeans. Displaying the band's trademark tongue-in-cheek humor, the back cover of the album presented ''Our Little Secret'' as a live recording of a

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concert, as presented by "The Lords of Acid Orchestra". The song titles are presented with faux, intentionally pretentious parentheticals pertaining to classical pieces. ''Our Little Secret'' was the first Lords of Acid album to hit the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 100. As was the case with their ''Lust'' and ''Voodoo-U'' albums, ''Our Little Secret'' was re-issued in 2001 as a "Stript" version, which removed all vocals. The album features one of their most recognizable hits, "

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Reception

In advance of the album's release, Never Records revealed that 170,000 copies of the album had been shipped to retailers. The album's lead single, "Rubber Doll", went into late-night rotation on some modern rock radio stations, including KTCL in Denver.

Track listing

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Lords of Acid albums