Our Little Secret
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Our Little Secret is the third studio album from Belgian
electronic
band Lords of Acid
. It was released in 1997 on Antler-Subway Records. Both musically and lyrically, Lords of Acid maintain the industrial music
and sexually-charged songs found on their previous album Voodoo-U
. Lead vocal duties on Our Little Secret were performed by Jade 4 U. Featured on the front cover is a transvestite (unfolding the CD cover booklet would reveal what "our little secret" really is). The cover model is actually a cisgendered female, Pin-Up Artist Charlene Lanzel.
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 classical music
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, "Pussy".
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
electronic
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
band Lords of Acid
Lords of Acid
Lords of Acid is a Belgian-American post-industrial/techno band, led by musician Praga Khan. They debuted with the controversial new beat single "I Sit on Acid" in 1988...
. It was released in 1997 on Antler-Subway Records. Both musically and lyrically, Lords of Acid maintain the industrial music
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
and sexually-charged songs found on their previous album Voodoo-U
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 techno and rave sounds of prior album Lust to a heavier, industrial music style. Lyrically the band...
. Lead vocal duties on Our Little Secret were performed by Jade 4 U. Featured on the front cover is a transvestite (unfolding the CD cover booklet would reveal what "our little secret" really is). The cover model is actually a cisgendered female, Pin-Up Artist Charlene Lanzel.
Displaying the band's trademark tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek
Tongue-in-cheek is a phrase used as a figure of speech to imply that a statement or other production is humorously intended and it should not be taken at face value. The facial expression typically indicates that one is joking or making a mental effort. In the past, it may also have indicated...
humor, the back cover of the album presented Our Little Secret as a live recording of a classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
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
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, 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, "Pussy".
Track listing
- "Lover" (CantataCantataA cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "Rubber Doll" (OpusOpus numberAn Opus number , pl. opera and opuses, abbreviated, sing. Op. and pl. Opp. refers to a number generally assigned by composers to an individual composition or set of compositions on publication, to help identify their works...
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "Fingerlickin' Good" (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U)
- "LSD=Truth" (SoloSolo (music)In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "Man's Best Friend" (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U)
- "Cybersex" (ScherzoScherzoA scherzo is a piece of music, often a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony or a sonata. The scherzo's precise definition has varied over the years, but it often refers to a movement which replaces the minuet as the third movement in a four-movement work, such as a symphony, sonata, or...
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "PussyPussy (Lords of Acid song)"Pussy" is a song written and recorded by Jade 4 U, Oliver Adams, & Praga Khan. It was featured on the album Our Little Secret.-Track listing:*Belgian Maxi Single# "Pussy " - 5:39 # "Pussy " - 7:35...
" (RoundRound (music)A round is a musical composition in which two or more voices sing exactly the same melody , but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together...
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "Deep Sexy Space" (ChoraleChoraleA chorale was originally a hymn sung by a Christian congregation. In certain modern usage, this term may also include classical settings of such hymns and works of a similar character....
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "Doggie Tom" (OvertureOvertureOverture in music is the term originally applied to the instrumental introduction to an opera...
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - (ConcertoConcertoA concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
for) "Me and Myself" (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "Spank My Booty" (RepriseRepriseReprise is a fundamental device in the history of art. In literature, a reprise consists of the rewriting of another work; in music, a reprise is the repetition or reiteration of the opening material later in a composition as occurs in the recapitulation of sonata form, though—originally in the...
) (Carl Johansen, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "The Power Is Mine" (CodaCoda (music)Coda is a term used in music in a number of different senses, primarily to designate a passage that brings a piece to an end. Technically, it is an expanded cadence...
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "You Belong to Me" (ThemeTheme (music)In music, a theme is the material, usually a recognizable melody, upon which part or all of a composition is based.-Characteristics:A theme may be perceivable as a complete musical expression in itself, separate from the work in which it is found . In contrast to an idea or motif, a theme is...
) (Oliver Adams, Praga Khan, Jade 4 U) - "Horror Movie" [hidden track]