Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album)

Kaleidoscope
Studio album by Transatlantic
Released	January 27, 2014
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	75:43 40:59 (bonus disc)
Label	Inside Out Music (EU) Radiant Records/Metal Blade (US)
Producer	Transatlantic
Transatlantic chronology
More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010 (2011) Kaleidoscope (2014) KaLIVEoscope (2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Kaleidoscope is the fourth studio album by progressive rock band Transatlantic. It was released on January 27, 2014.^[2][3]

Transatlantic released a music video for the song "Shine" on 2 December 2013.^[4] 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.^[5] A video for "Black as the Sky" was released on 27 January 2014 to coincide with the album's release.^[6] On Sept 11, 2014, Kaleidoscope won 'Album of the Year' at the third annual Progressive Music Awards.^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Roine Stolt and Pete Trewavas, except where noted.^[8][9]

No.	Title	Writer(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)[10]"		25:11
2.	"Shine"		7:26
3.	"Black as the Sky"		6:43
4.	"Beyond the Sun"	Morse	4:29
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:			75:43

Special edition bonus disc

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

Vinyl edition

Side One

No.	Title	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)"	25:13

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shine"	7:28
2.	"Black as the Sky"	6:45

Side Three

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Beyond the Sun"	4:31
2.	"Kaleidoscope Part I" I. "Overture" II. "Ride the Lightning"	8:30

Side Four

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kaleidoscope Part II" III. "Black Gold" IV. "Walking the Road" V. "Desolation Days" VI. "Lemon Looking Glass" VII. "Ride the Lightning (Reprise)"	23:39

Sources:^[11][3][2]

Personnel

Transatlantic

• Neal Morse — keyboards, acoustic guitars, vocals
• Roine Stolt — electric guitars, vocals, percussion, additional keyboards
• Pete Trewavas — bass guitar, vocals
• Mike Portnoy — drums, vocals

Additional musicians

• Chris Carmichael — cello
• Rich Mouser — pedal steel guitar on "Beyond the Sun"
• Daniel Gildenlöw — special guest vocals on "Written in Your Heart"

Production

• Transatlantic — production
• Rich Mouser — mixing
• Jerry Guidroz — engineering

Other

• Thomas Ewerhard — design and layout
• Per Nordin — Transatlantic Ship
• Joey Pippin — band photos
• Jerry Guidroz — Kaleidoscope photos

Source:^[8]

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 (MegaCharts)[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 Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23]	3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24]	36

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Transatlantic To Release 'Kaleidoscope' In January". Blabbermouth.net. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
3. "Transatlantic: reveal new studio album 'Kaleidoscope' and 2014 World Tour!". InsideOut. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
4. Kielty, Martin (2 December 2013). "Video Premiere: Transatlantic – Shine". Prog. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
5. Kielty, Martin (16 December 2013). "Transatlantic Release Yes Cover". Prog. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
6. Kielty, Martin (28 January 2014). "Transatlantic: Black As The Sky - Video". Prog. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
7. "Peter Gabriel honoured at Prog music awards". BBC News. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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