The Best Kept Secret
Studio album by Jerry Douglas
Released	September 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

• Jerry Douglas – dobro, lap steel guitar, vocals
• Sam Bush – mandolin
• Derek Trucks – slide guitar
• Alison Krauss – vocals
• Jeff Coffin – saxophone
• Béla Fleck – banjo
• John Fogerty – vocals, guitar
• Viktor Krauss – banjo
• Derek Jones – bass
• Bill Frisell – guitar
• Keith Sewell – guitar
• John Deaderick – Wurlitzer
• Gabe Witcher – violin, Hammond organ
• Jim White – drums
• Shannon Forrest – drums, percussion

Production notes:

• Jerry Douglas – producer
• Avi Kipper – engineer
• Jim DeMain – mastering
• Jason Lehning– engineer, mixing