The Best Kept Secret (Jerry Douglas album)

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The Best Kept Secret
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ReleasedSeptember 20, 2005
Genre Progressive bluegrass, country
Label Koch
Producer Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas chronology
Lookout for Hope
(2002)
The Best Kept Secret
(2005)
Best of the Sugar Hill Years
(2007)
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The Best Kept Secret is the ninth solo album by dobro player Jerry Douglas, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music).

Guest musicians include Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, John Fogerty, Bill Frisell, Béla Fleck and Jeff Coffin.

Track listing

All songs by Jerry Douglas unless otherwise noted.

  1. "She Makes Me Want to Sing" (Jerry Douglas, Derek Trucks) – 5:53
  2. "Who's Your Uncle?" – 3:28
  3. "Back in Love Again" (Zane Grey, Len Ron Hanks) – 3:56
  4. "A Remark You Made" (Joe Zawinul) – 4:38
  5. "The Best Kept Secret" – 9:30
  6. "Lil' Roro" – 5:20
  7. "Swing Blues No. 1" (Bob Wills) – 3:34
  8. "Snow's First Fall" (Gabe Witcher) – 4:35
  9. "Ya Ya etc." – 4:52
  10. "U R My Flower" – 1:13
  11. "Sir Aly B" – 5:03

Personnel

Production notes:


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