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Kaleidoscope Heart (2010)

Where the lyrics of Kaleidoscope Heart take you, and where it was really made.

Bareilles picked the album title months before she finished writing the songs, and the record debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.

Key places

Recorded at Sunset Sound (2010)

Recording site Sunset Sound — Sunset Sound in Los Angeles is listed as a place where this album was recorded. The pin follows the studio location given in the source. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at The Village Recorder (2010)

Recording site Village Recorders — The Village Recorder in Los Angeles is listed as a studio where this album was recorded. Its pin also covers the separate The Village entry, which shares the same location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Third studio album by Sara Bareilles
• Released 7 September 2010 through Epic Records
• Lead single 'King of Anything' released digitally on 10 May 2010
• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 90,000 copies in its first week
• Certified gold by the RIAA

Background

• Bareilles chose the title months before she finished writing the songs
• She described the title as an image of her heart: colorful, fragmented, and always changing
• After her second album, Little Voice, she said she suffered from writer's block
• Writing 'Uncharted' gave her the inspiration to finish the rest of the record
• The title was taken from a lyric in the bridge of 'Uncharted'

Recording

• Recorded at Sunset Sound and The Village Recorder in Los Angeles
• Neal Avron is credited as mixer, producer, and recording engineer
• Mastering was done at Sterling Sound in New York City

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Early life

• Born December 7, 1979 in Eureka, California.
• Studied communication studies at UCLA and sang in the co-ed a cappella group Awaken a Cappella.
• Taught herself several instruments, including piano.

Career

• Self-published the debut album Careful Confessions in 2004, then signed with Epic Records in 2005.
• Breakthrough album Little Voice (2007); lead single "Love Song" peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Kaleidoscope Heart (2010) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; The Blessed Unrest (2013) earned a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year.
• Composed music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Waitress (2015), earning Tony and Grammy nominations.
• Known for television work, including Mary Magdalene in NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018) and the lead role in Girls5eva.
• Won two Grammy Awards, and was nominated for several Primetime Emmy and Tony Awards.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Metacritic score of 68%, based on generally favorable reviews
• AllMusic (Stephen Thomas Erlewine): 4 stars out of 5, praising arrangements that never push the commercial songs too hard
• Rolling Stone (Will Hermes): 2.5 stars out of 5, a mixed review noting Bareilles moves between Alicia Keys and Regina Spektor
• The New York Times (Jon Pareles): positive, comparing her to Sarah McLachlan's apprentice
• Los Angeles Times (Ann Powers): praised the complex vocal arrangements and dramatic set-ups
• Entertainment Weekly (Mikael Wood): favorable
• PopMatters (Enio Chiola): mixed review, arguing the album only confirms doubts about her lasting appeal

Records

• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 90,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan
• Bareilles' first US number one debut and second US top ten album
• Over 441,000 copies sold in the US as of July 2013
• Certified gold by the RIAA on 6 December 2019 for over 500,000 combined sales and album-equivalent units in the US

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Video for 'Gonna Get Over You' was directed by Jonah Hill and released on YouTube on 22 September 2011.
• 'Uncharted' was played in a scene of the fourth-season finale of Brothers & Sisters on 12 May (Canada) and 14 May (USA).
• 'Uncharted' served as the opening song of the series Audrina, starring Audrina Patridge.
• Mastering is credited to Ted Jensen.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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