''Day for Night'' is the fourth studio album by American

progressive rock Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the ...

band

Spock's Beard Spock's Beard is an American progressive rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1992 by brothers Neal (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Alan Morse (guitars), John Ballard (bass), and Nick D'Virgilio (drums). Ballard was replaced by Dave M ...

released on March 23, 1999. The multi-part epic "The Healing Colors of Sound" comprises tracks 8 through 13 on the album. A CD single promoting the track "

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" was subsequently released as well. The single contained 3 additional tracks: An edited version of "The Healing Colors of Sound", "Can't Get It Wrong", and also the Neal Morse track "Lost Cause", taken from his self-titled debut solo album.

Track listing

;European edition bonus track # "Hurt" – 3:08 ;Japanese edition bonus track # "Urban Noise" – 0:40 # "June" – 6:11

Personnel

Neal Morse Neal Morse (born August 2, 1960) is an American singer, musician and composer based in Nashville, Tennessee. In 1992, he formed the progressive rock band Spock's Beard with his brother Alan and released an album which was moderately successful ...

– lead vocals, piano, all synths, acoustic guitar * Alan Morse – electric guitar,

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, vocals * Dave Meros – bass, vocals *

Nick D'Virgilio Nicholas D'Virgilio (born November 12, 1968), often abbreviated and referred to as NDV, is an American musician, singer, best known as a member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil C ...

– drums, percussion, vocals *

Ryo Okumoto Ryo Okumoto (奥本亮; born May 24, 1959) is a Japanese rock keyboardist, best known for his work with American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He joined the band in 1996 and has been a member ever since. When singer and keyboardist Neal ...

–

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, Mellotron Additional musicians *John Garr – Saxophone (5) *Joy Worland –

French horn The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most o ...

(7–8) *Eric Brenton, Tom Tally, John Krovoza –

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(8) *Byron House –

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and cello (2, 7) Technical personnel * Rich Mouser – mixing

References

{{Authority control Spock's Beard albums 1999 albums Metal Blade Records albums