Day for Night (Spock's Beard album)

Day for Night
Studio album by Spock's Beard
Released	March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
Genre	Progressive rock, symphonic rock
Length	64:39
Label	Metal Blade Radiant Records
Producer	Neal Morse and Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard chronology
The Kindness of Strangers (1998) Day for Night (1999) V (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Sea of Tranquility	[2]

Day for Night is the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard released on March 23, 1999.

The multi-part epic "The Healing Colors of Sound" comprises tracks 8 through 13 on the album. ^[3]

A CD single promoting the track "Skin" was subsequently released as well. The single contained 3 additional tracks: An edited version of "The Healing Colors of Sound", "Can't Get It Wrong", and also the Neal Morse track "Lost Cause", taken from his self-titled debut solo album.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neal Morse, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Day for Night"		7:34
2.	"Gibberish"		4:18
3.	"Skin"		3:58
4.	"The Distance to the Sun"		5:11
5.	"Crack the Big Sky"		9:59
6.	"The Gypsy"		7:28
7.	"Can't Get It Wrong"	Nick D'Virgilio, Alan Morse, N. Morse	4:12
8.	"The Healing Colors of Sound" I. "The Healing Colors of Sound, Pt. 1" II. "My Shoes" III. "Mommy Comes Back" IV. "Lay It Down" V. "The Healing Colors of Sound, Pt. 2" VI. "My Shoes (Revisited)"		21:57
Total length:			64:39

European edition bonus track

1. "Hurt" – 3:08

Japanese edition bonus track

1. "Urban Noise" – 0:40
2. "June" – 6:11

Personnel

• Neal Morse – lead vocals, piano, all synths, acoustic guitar ^[4]
• Alan Morse – electric guitar, Mellotron, vocals
• Dave Meros – bass, vocals
• Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, vocals
• Ryo Okumoto – Hammond organ, Mellotron

Additional musicians

• John Garr – Saxophone (5)
• Joy Worland – French horn (7–8)
• Eric Brenton, Tom Tally, John Krovoza – string section (8)
• Byron House – string bass and cello (2, 7)

Technical personnel

• Rich Mouser – mixing

References

1. "Allmusic Review" . Retrieved April 20, 2022.
2. "Sea of Tranquility Review" . Retrieved April 20, 2022.
3. "Discography" . Retrieved December 15, 2013.
4. "Spock's Beard". Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2016.