Kaleidoscope World (Swing Out Sister album)

Kaleidoscope World
Studio album by
Swing Out Sister
Released25 May 1989
Genre
Length59:40
LabelFontana
ProducerAndy Connell, Corinne Drewery, Paul Staveley O'Duffy
Swing Out Sister chronology
It's Better to Travel
(1987) 		Kaleidoscope World
(1989) 		Get in Touch with Yourself
(1992)
Singles from Kaleidoscope World
  1. "You on My Mind"
    Released: May 1989
  2. "Where in the World"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Waiting Game"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Forever Blue"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewB:1[3]
New Musical Express7/10[4]
Record Mirror[5]

Kaleidoscope World is the second studio album by the British band Swing Out Sister. It was released in 1989 and features the singles "You on My Mind" (UK #28), "Where in the World?" (UK #47), "Forever Blue" (UK #80), and "Waiting Game". With the addition of an orchestra, this album features a more sophisticated, easy listening/retro sound than their previous synth-oriented debut album, 1987's It's Better to Travel. The album reached #9 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

  1. ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  2. ^ Jones, Dylan (1997). "Swing Out Sister". Ultra Lounge: The Lexicon of Easy Listening. New York: Universe Publishing. p. 117.
  3. ^ Dellar, Fred (August 1989). "Review: Swing Out Sister — Kaleidoscope World" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 112. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Fadele, Dele (20 May 1989). "Long Play: Swing Out Sister — Kaleidoscope World (Fontana)". New Musical Express. London: IPC Limited. p. 25. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Flickr.
  5. ^ Levy, Eleanor (13 May 1989). "Review: Swing Out Sister — Kaleidoscope World" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 31. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Kaleidoscope World by Swing Out Sister Search". Official Charts Company. 9 November 2013.