Kaleidoscope (Tiësto album)

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Kaleidoscope
File:Tiestokaleidoscope.jpg
Studio album by Tiësto
Released 6 October 2009
Recorded 2008–09 in London, England; Las Vegas, USA; Breda, Netherlands
Genre
Length 73:54
Label Musical Freedom
Producer
Tiësto chronology
Elements of Life
(2007)Elements of Life2007		 Kaleidoscope
(2009)		 A Town Called Paradise
(2014)A Town Called Paradise2014
Singles from Kaleidoscope
  1. "I Will Be Here"
    Released: 28 July 2009
  2. "Escape Me"
    Released: 23 November 2009
  3. "Who Wants to Be Alone"
    Released: 5 March 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars [1]
AltSounds (80%) [2]
BBC (Negative) [3]
Pitchfork Media (3.8/10) [4]

Kaleidoscope is the fourth studio album by Dutch trance artist Tiësto, released on 6 October 2009 on Musical Freedom, Tiësto's new label in association with PIAS Recordings.[5] The album contains collaborations with Nelly Furtado, Emily Haines of Metric, Tegan and Sara, Jónsi of Sigur Rós, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party, and Calvin Harris among others.[6]

The album also features the song "I Will Be Here" with Australian dance act Sneaky Sound System, which was released as the lead single on 28 July 2009. This album marks the change in Tiesto's style from trance towards more commercial house, dance and pop. The album entered the Dutch album charts at number 2. It also debuted at number 20 on the UK album charts and at number 5 on the Irish and Mexican album charts.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Kaleidoscope" (featuring Jónsi)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 7:36
2. "Escape Me" (featuring C.C. Sheffield)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • C.C. Sheffield
  • Nico Chiotellis
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 4:17
3. "You Are My Diamond" (featuring Kianna Alarid)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 4:10
4. "I Will Be Here" (featuring Sneaky Sound System)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Angus McDonald
  • Connie Mitchell
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Danja*
 3:26
5. "I Am Strong" (featuring Priscilla Ahn)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 5:39
6. "Here on Earth" (featuring Cary Brothers)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 4:55
7. "Always Near"  
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 1:33
8. "It's Not The Things You Say" (featuring Kele Okereke)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 3:14
9. "Fresh Fruit"  
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 5:23
10. "Century" (featuring Calvin Harris)
4:42
11. "Feel It in My Bones" (featuring Tegan & Sara)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Tegan Quin
  • Sara Quin
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Danja*
 4:52
12. "Who Wants to Be Alone" (featuring Nelly Furtado)
4:36
13. "LA Ride"  
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 4:13
14. "Bend It Like You Don't Care"  
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Engblom
  • Cornéer
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Engblom
  • Cornéer
 3:23
15. "Knock You Out" (featuring Emily Haines)
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Engblom
  • Cornéer
 5:06
16. "Louder Than Boom"  
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Engblom
  • Cornéer
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Engblom
  • Cornéer
 4:10
17. "Surrounded By Light"  
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
  • Verwest
  • Reijers-Fraaij
 2:39
iTunes Bonus Tracks
No. Title Length
18. "Organised Chaos"   5:12
19. "Bad Behavior" (featuring Dizzee Rascal) 4:29

(*) Additional production

In popular culture

  • Tiësto's songs "Louder Than Boom" and "Knock You Out", are featured in Tap Tap Revenge 3 for the iPhone/iPod Touch.
  • "Escape Me" and "Feel It in My Bones" were used in an episode of The Vampire Diaries.

Current US Sales stand at 84,000 as of May 2014

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[citation needed] 31
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[7] 13
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[8] 9
Canadian Albums Chart [9] 6
Danish Albums Chart[10] 27
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 2
German Albums Chart[12] 61
Greek Albums Chart[citation needed] 11
Irish Albums Chart[13] 5
Mexican Albums Chart[14] 5
Polish Albums Charts[15] 17
Spanish Album Chart [16] 87
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 73
UK Albums Chart[18] 20
U.S. Billboard 200 [19] 59

See also

References

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