Kaleidoscope World (Swing Out Sister album)

Kaleidoscope World
Studio album by
Released25 May 1989
Genre
Length59:40
LabelFontana
Producer
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.