Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album)

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Kaleidoscope
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Studio album by
Transatlantic
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)
Genre Progressive rock, neo-prog
Length75:48
Label Metal Blade, Radiant
Producer Transatlantic
Transatlantic chronology
The Whirlwind
(2009)		Kaleidoscope
(2014)		 The Absolute Universe
(2021)
Singles from Kaleidoscope
  1. "Shine"
    Released: December 2, 2013
  2. "Black As The Sky"
    Released: January 27, 2014
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Kaleidoscope is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Transatlantic. It was released on January 27, 2014. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Background

Transatlantic released a music video for the song "Shine" on December 2, 2013. [5] Two weeks later, the band's cover of the Yes song "And You and I", a bonus track on Kaleidoscope, was released on record label Inside Out's SoundCloud page. [6] A video for "Black As the Sky" was released on January 27, 2014, to coincide with the album's release. [7] On September 11, 2014, Kaleidoscope won 'Album of the Year' at the third annual Progressive Music Awards. [8]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, except where noted. [9] [10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Into the Blue"
  • I. "Overture"
  • II. "The Dreamer and the Healer"
  • III. "A New Beginning"
  • IV. "Written in Your Heart"
  • V. "The Dreamer and the Healer (Reprise) [11] "
 25:13
2."Shine" 7:28
3."Black As the Sky" 6:45
4."Beyond the Sun"Morse4:29
5."Kaleidoscope"
  • I. "Overture"
  • II. "Ride the Lightning"
  • III. "Black Gold"
  • IV. "Walking the Road"
  • V. "Desolation Days"
  • VI. "Lemon Looking Glass"
  • VII. "Ride the Lightning (Reprise)"
 31:53
Total length:75:48

Special edition bonus disc

No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."And You and I" Jon Anderson, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford Yes 10:43
2."Can't Get It Out of My Head" Jeff Lynne Electric Light Orchestra 4:43
3."Conquistador" Gary Brooker, Keith Reid Procol Harum 4:10
4."Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Elton John, Bernie Taupin Elton John 3:16
5."Tin Soldier" Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane Small Faces 3:21
6."Sylvia" Thijs van Leer Focus 3:49
7."Indiscipline" Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin King Crimson 4:43
8."Nights in White Satin" Justin Hayward The Moody Blues 6:12
Total length:40:59

Personnel

Transatlantic

Additional musicians

Production

Other

Source: [9]

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [12] 52
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 83
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [14] 59
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [15] 6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [16] 22
French Albums (SNEP) [17] 77
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [18] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 55
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 13
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 52
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [22] 14
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [23] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [24] 36

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Transatlantic To Release 'Kaleidoscope' In January". Blabbermouth.net. October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Transatlantic: reveal new studio album 'Kaleidoscope' and 2014 World Tour!". InsideOut. October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope". Radiant Records. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kielty, Martin (December 2, 2013). "Video Premiere: Transatlantic – Shine". Prog. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ Kielty, Martin (December 16, 2013). "Transatlantic Release Yes Cover". Prog. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ Kielty, Martin (January 28, 2014). "Transatlantic: Black As The Sky - Video". Prog. Archived from the original on January 31, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Peter Gabriel honoured at Prog music awards". BBC News. September 12, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Kaleidoscope liner notes.
  10. ↑ "Neal Morse Interview". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. December 24, 2013. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Transatlantic - Kaleidoscope (triple black vinyl + 2CD preorder)". Burning Shed. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Transatlantic: Kaleidoscope" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Transatlantic – Kaleidoscope". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Transatlantic | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Transatlantic Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Transatlantic Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Transatlantic Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
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