Kaleidoscope World (Swing Out Sister album)

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Kaleidoscope World
Kaleidoscope World cover
Studio album by Swing Out Sister
Released May 1989
Length 59 min 40 sec
Label Fontana
Swing Out Sister chronology
It's Better To Travel
(1987)
Kaleidoscope World
(1989)
Get In Touch With Yourself
(1992)

Kaleidoscope World is the second album by the British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in 1989 and features the singles "Where In The World?" (a UK top 40 hit), "You On My Mind", "Forever Blue", and "Waiting Game". With the addition of an orchestra, this album featured a more sophisticated, easy listening/retro sound than their previous synth-oriented debut album It's Better to Travel (1987). The album reached no.9 on the UK album chart.

The album was notable for being released on the newly reactivated Polygram subsidiary label Fontana, which had been a highly successful record label in the 1960s (something reflected in the stylised cover art for Kaleidoscope World). The album also features solos from the veteran harmonica player Tommy Reilly.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "You On My Mind"
  2. "Where In The World?"
  3. "Forever Blue"
  4. "Heart For Hire"
  5. "Tainted"
  6. "Waiting Game"
  7. "Precious Words"
  8. "Masquerade"
  9. "Between Strangers"
  10. "The Kaleidoscope Affair"
  11. "Coney Island Man" - CD Bonus Track
  12. "Precious Words - "Earthbound Mix" - CD Bonus Track
  13. "Forever Blue - String Mix" - CD Bonus Track
  14. "Masquerade - Instrumental Mix" - CD Bonus Track