{{Good article}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Kaleidoscope Dream | type = studio | artist = [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] | cover = Miguel-Kaleidoscope Dream.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|2012|09|25}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = *Gustavo's Golden Gloves Gymnasium (Los Angeles) *MJP (Los Angeles) *Platinum Sound (New York) | genre = *[[Alternative R&B]] *[[contemporary R&B]] | length = {{Duration|m=42|s=11}} | label = *Black Ice *ByStorm *[[RCA Records|RCA]] | producer = *Fisticuffs *Happy Perez *[[Jerry Duplessis]] *[[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] *[[Oak Felder]] *Phatboiz *[[Pop Wansel]] *[[Salaam Remi]] | prev_title = [[All I Want Is You (album)|All I Want Is You]] | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = [[Wildheart (album)|Wildheart]] | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Singles | name = Kaleidoscope Dream | type = studio | single1 = [[Adorn (song)|Adorn]] | single1date = August 7, 2012 | single2 = [[Do You... (Miguel song)|Do You...]] | single2date = September 18, 2012 | single3 = [[How Many Drinks?]] | single3date = March 3, 2013 }} }} '''''Kaleidoscope Dream''''' is the second studio album by American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer-songwriter [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]]. It was released on September 25, 2012, by Black Ice Records, ByStorm Entertainment, and [[RCA Records]]. After the commercial breakthrough of his debut album ''[[All I Want Is You (album)|All I Want Is You]]'' (2010), Miguel pursued a greater creative role on ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' as its principal writer and producer. He recorded most of the album at Platinum Sound Studios in New York City and MJP Studios in Los Angeles, working alongside producer-musicians [[Oak Felder]], [[Jerry Duplessis]], and [[Salaam Remi]], among others.

With the album, Miguel wanted to explore the roots of R&B beyond the genre's contemporary trends and began playing guitar as a compositional source for his songs. With his studio personnel, he incorporated dense bass lines, buzzing synthesizers, and hazy, reverbed sounds into a musical style that draws on [[Pop music|pop]], [[funk]], [[Rock music|rock]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[electronic music|electronic]], and [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] genres. Miguel titled ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' as both a metaphor for life and the creative freedom possible in dreams, while wanting to reflect his lifestyle and personality in the songs, which deal mostly with sex, romance, and existential ideas.

In marketing ''Kaleidoscope Dream'', Miguel previewed the songs [[viral marketing|virally]] through a series of free [[Extended play|EPs]]. The album was promoted further with three singles, including his biggest hit yet "[[Adorn (song)|Adorn]]", and his touring in North America and Europe from 2012 to 2013. ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' debuted at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 71,000 copies, eventually selling 535,000 copies total by 2015. One of 2012's most critically successful releases, it was viewed by reviewers as an innovative and appealing R&B album, receiving praise for Miguel's singing and songwriting.

== Background == [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] released his debut album ''[[All I Want Is You (album)|All I Want Is You]]'' in November 2010 after it had been shelved by [[Jive Records]] for two years,<ref name="Rytlewski">{{cite news|last=Rytlewski |first=Evan |date=October 9, 2012 |url=https://www.avclub.com/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-1798174517 |title=Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream |journal=[[The A.V. Club]] |location=Chicago |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030073133/http://www.avclub.com/articles/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream,86389/ |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> It sold poorly at first and was underpromoted by Jive,<ref name="Rytlewski"/> amid the label's dissolution.<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite web|last=McCarthy |first=Sean |date=October 19, 2012 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/164313-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-2495806674.html |title=Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream |work=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021220923/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/164313-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream/ |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> As its singles received radio airplay and Miguel toured in its promotion,<ref name="Lipshutz">{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=September 21, 2012 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474985/miguels-kaleidoscope-dream-inside-the-rb-dynamos-fresh-start |title=Miguel's 'Kaleidoscope Dream': Inside The R&B Dynamo's Fresh Start |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526082428/https://www.webcitation.org/6BhO2d9mt?url=http://m.billboard.com/v/News/MiguelsKaleidoscopeD/%3Fp=0&KSID=a50205cabdfcfa59f882e28e7e34e7ae&ints_viewed=1 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> the album became a [[sleeper hit]] and helped him grow an audience and commercial exposure,<ref name="Rytlewski"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Graham |first=Nadine |date=March 24, 2011 |url=http://soultrain.com/2011/03/24/qa-miguel/ |title=Q&A: Miguel |publisher=[[Soul Train]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928161427/http://soultrain.com/2011/03/24/qa-miguel/ |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> along with his fervent concert performances.<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite news|last=Kennedy |first=Gerrick D. |date=November 11, 2012 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-rb-renaissance-miguel-20121111,0,3483680.story |title=Miguel helps lead the charge for an edgier kind of R&B artist |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111200541/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-rb-renaissance-miguel-20121111,0,3483680.story |archive-date=November 11, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> After Jive was shut down and absorbed by [[RCA Records]], Miguel met a new marketing team to help present him as more than a typical [[urban contemporary]] artist,<ref name="Lipshutz"/> having felt pressure into being marketed as one by Jive.<ref name="Cooper"/> He said that the experience of balancing creativity and [[business acumen|business sense]] on his first album made him more confident in his approach to ''Kaleidoscope Dream''.<ref name="Kot">{{cite news|last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot |date=November 21, 2012 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-miguel-interview-rb-star-miguel-profiled-20121121,0,4631467.column |title=Miguel connects with the soul of R&B |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122181634/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-miguel-interview-rb-star-miguel-profiled-20121121,0,4631467.column |archive-date=November 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Miguel sought to rebrand himself artistically with the second album.<ref name="Lipshutz"/> Inspired by his more alternative musical influences,<ref name="RTT">{{cite web|date=October 7, 2012 |url=http://www.rttnews.com/1978561/miguel-releases-the-thrill-video.aspx |title=Miguel Releases 'The Thrill' Video |publisher=RTTNews |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212854/http://www.rttnews.com/1978561/miguel-releases-the-thrill-video.aspx |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> he wanted to change the sound and expectations of [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] songs on urban radio.<ref name="Lipshutz"/> The album's title, according to Miguel, is "a metaphor for our life; everyone has their own ''Kaleidoscope Dream'', it is the life that they project and it is the life that they are solidifying with their conscious decision and their subconscious feelings."<ref name="Headley">{{cite web|last=Headley |first=Maxine |date=September 2012 |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/interview/miguel-september-2012-interview |title=Miguel Interview |publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619121508/http://www.contactmusic.com/interview/miguel-september-2012-interview |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Miguel also said that the album represents how fantasies are conveyed through dreams, which he felt embody "the purest form of fantasy we unleash through our subconscious ... the truest freedom we can experience. Totally unrepressed and totally creative."<ref name="Romero">{{cite web|last=Romero |first=Angie |date=October 4, 2012 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Entertainment/rb-singer-miguel-prince-generation/story?id=17399499 |title=Album Review: Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream is Magical |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008173349/http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Entertainment/rb-singer-miguel-prince-generation/story?id=17399499 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Writing and recording == [[File:Alicia Keys @ Tokyo Summer Sonic 2008 01.jpg|right|thumb|upright|[[Alicia Keys]] (pictured in 2008) co-wrote and sang on "Where's the Fun in Forever".]]

Miguel worked on ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' for approximately three months.<ref>{{cite web |last=McKynzie |first=Amber |date=October 19, 2012 |url=http://www.sohh.com/2012/10/kaleidoscope_dream.html |title=Kaleidoscope Dream: 'I Was Still Being Experimental and Creative' |publisher=[[SOHH]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232952/http://www.sohh.com/2012/10/kaleidoscope_dream.html |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He sought to play a larger creative role than he had on ''All I Want Is You'',<ref name="Headley"/> with more involvement in the production and songwriting, writing or co-writing every song on the album.<ref name="Kellman"/> The album's writing also marked the beginning of Miguel's use of guitar as an instrument through which to compose songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Shipley|first=Al|date=n.d.|url=https://the-dowsers.com/playlist/six-string-soul-miguels-guitar-music/|title=Six-String Soul: Miguel's Guitar Music|magazine=The Dowsers|access-date=July 9, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190017/https://the-dowsers.com/playlist/six-string-soul-miguels-guitar-music/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Kaleidoscope Dream'' was recorded at Platinum Sound Studios in New York City and MJP Studios in Los Angeles; the songs "Arch & Point" and "Gravity" were recorded at Gustavo's Golden Gloves Gymnasium in Los Angeles.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Kaleidoscope Dream|others=[[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]]|publisher=Black Ice Records, ByStorm Entertainment and [[RCA Records]]|type=CD liner|id=88725-47203-1}}</ref> Miguel spent almost two years in New York City, which he felt let him explore "the edgy side" of his life and consequently made his sonic approach grittier, saying in an interview for ''[[The Village Voice]]'': "I'm not the 'go to the club and pop bottles' kind of guy. That's not my lifestyle. I really like to party, but it's ... just darker. I'm looking for the [[speakeasy]] on the [[Lower East Side]] that has a secret door and a password."<ref name="McManus">{{cite news |last=McManus |first=Brian |date=January 16, 2013 |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-01-16/music/pazz-jop-miguel-is-living-the-dream/ |title=Pazz & Jop: Miguel Is Living The Dream |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130118183040/http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-01-16/music/pazz-jop-miguel-is-living-the-dream/ |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Miguel recorded "[[Adorn (song)|Adorn]]" in 2011 in the bedroom of his Los Angeles apartment, which he used as a makeshift studio at the time.<ref name="Cooper">{{cite journal|last=Cooper |first=Duncan |date=November 16, 2012 |url=http://www.thefader.com/2012/11/16/miguel-second-wind/ |title=Miguel: Second Wind |journal=[[The Fader]] |location=New York |issue=83 |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117183611/http://www.thefader.com/2012/11/16/miguel-second-wind/ |archive-date=November 17, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Parts of the album were edited by Miguel and his [[Audio engineer|engineers]] using [[Pro Tools]].<ref name="liner"/>

Miguel wanted the album to be "a pure and honest projection of my lifestyle and my kaleidoscope dream", and used the music's pace and sound to represent his lifestyle and the lyrics to represent his personality.<ref name="Goble">{{cite web|last=Goble |first=Corban |date=September 27, 2012 |url=https://stereogum.com/1162512/miguel-talks-kaleidoscope-dream/video/ |title=Miguel Talks Kaleidoscope Dream |publisher=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023105829/http://stereogum.com/1162512/miguel-talks-kaleidoscope-dream/video/ |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> To sustain his creative approach, Miguel avoided media outlets that he usually visited for music, including radio and Internet blogs. He drew on musical influences from early in his life, including [[classic rock]], [[country rock]] and [[funk]].<ref name="Goble"/> An orchestra was enlisted and string arrangements incorporated in the music, along with a [[Loop (music)|drum loop]], to the album's title track, which he felt aurally defined the moods of his personality.<ref name="Thomas">{{cite web|last=Thomas |first=Rebecca |date=October 10, 2012 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695224/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-tracks.jhtml |title=Miguel Talks Kaleidoscope Dream, 'Friends' With Benefits: Watch Here! |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013235513/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695224/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-tracks.jhtml |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Miguel also worked with previous collaborators [[Salaam Remi]] and Happy Perez, among other producers.<ref name="Kellman"/> Singer-songwriter [[Alicia Keys]] co-wrote and sang background vocals on the song "Where's the Fun in Forever"; singer-songwriter [[Elle Varner]] co-wrote "Use Me";<ref name="liner"/> and Brook D'Leau of [[J*Davey]] played keyboards on "Candles in the Sun".<ref name="Kellman"/>

Apart from sexual themes, Miguel wrote about conversational and existential topics.<ref name="Goble"/> When writing "Pussy Is Mine", he drew on his sexual behavior as a [[Single person|single]] man and "moments of power and vulnerability" with a [[Female promiscuity|sexually promiscuous woman]].<ref name="Thomas"/> Miguel originally co-wrote "Where's the Fun in Forever" with Alicia Keys in Jamaica, a collaboration for her project.<ref name="Verse">{{cite web|author=Verse |date=September 18, 2012 |url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/music-blog/miguel-on-alicia-keys-collaboration-wheres-the-fun-in-forever-soulculture-tv/ |title=Miguel on Alicia Keys collaboration 'Where's the Fun in Forever' |publisher=SoulCulture |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025225615/http://www.soulculture.co.uk/music-blog/miguel-on-alicia-keys-collaboration-wheres-the-fun-in-forever-soulculture-tv/ |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Thomas"/> Miguel deemed the notion of the song "such a personal thought and perspective", and felt very attached to it when the song was completed. Keys ultimately did not use the collaboration for her project, which Miguel was happy about, explaining to ''SoulCulture'' that "[Keys] was gracious enough to let us keep it and it's one of my favourite songs on the album".<ref name="Verse"/> He wrote the album's title track in reaction to Jive's request for more conventional urban songs, with unusual lyrics that lacked a [[Hook (music)|hook]], chorus, or [[Musical form|form]].<ref name="Cooper"/>

== Music and lyrics == [[File:Prince (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|The [[rock music|rock]]-influenced music of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] ({{circa}} late 1980s) is cited by writers in comparison to ''Kaleidoscope Dream''.]]

According to ''[[The Independent]]''{{'}}s Holly Rubenstein, ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' is "widely considered a leading example" of [[alternative R&B]]; Miguel himself described it as "[[progressive soul|avant soul]]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Rubenstein|first=Holly|date=February 21, 2014|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alternative-rb-much-more-than-bump-n-grind-9142021.html|title=Alternative R&B: Much more than bump'n'grind|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|access-date=May 29, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529080447/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/alternative-rb-much-more-than-bump-n-grind-9142021.html|archive-date=May 29, 2016}}</ref> In the opinion of [[NPR]]'s Frannie Kelley, the record combined R&B, [[Pop music|pop]], funk, [[Rock music|rock]] and [[Soul music|soul]] genres.<ref name="Kelley"/> Its music features sparse production,<ref name="Larson">{{cite web|last=Larson |first=Jeremy D. |date=October 5, 2012 |url=https://consequence.net/2012/10/album-review-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream/ |title=Album Review: Miguel&nbsp;– Kaleidoscope Dream |work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |access-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108094030/http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/10/album-review-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream/ |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> eccentric details,<ref name="Kot2">{{cite news|last=Kot |first=Greg |date=October 12, 2012 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-miguel-album-review-kaleidoscope-dream-reviewed-20121012,0,1158753.column |title=Album review: Miguel, 'Kaleidoscope Dream' |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015031427/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-miguel-album-review-kaleidoscope-dream-reviewed-20121012,0,1158753.column |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> thick [[bassline]]s,<ref name="Cooper"/> buzzing [[synthesizer]]s,<ref name="Kennedy"/> and hazy, [[reverberation|reverbed]] sounds.<ref name="Johnston"/> [[AllMusic]]'s Andy Kellman found the album "funkier and weirder" than ''All I Want Is You'' and observed an "illusory atmosphere ... intensified by some unexpected touches".<ref name="Kellman">{{cite web|last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kaleidoscope-dream-mw0002413681 |title=Kaleidoscope Dream&nbsp;– Miguel |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203225544/http://www.allmusic.com/album/kaleidoscope-dream-mw0002413681 |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Maura Johnston]] said much of it "sounds, as the title might suggest, [[fractal art|fractal]]."<ref name="Johnston">{{cite journal|last=Johnston |first=Maura |author-link=Maura Johnston |date=October 1, 2012 |url=http://m.spin.com/entry/view/id/23181?KSID=11510b5ca9b6efddcd6d0d6235b1ee5d&ints_viewed=1 |title=Miguel, 'Kaleidoscope Dream' (Bystorm/RCA) |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526082509/https://www.webcitation.org/6BhPCrrCm?url=http://m.spin.com/entry/view/id/23181%3FKSID=11510b5ca9b6efddcd6d0d6235b1ee5d&ints_viewed=1 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As an R&B album, ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s Evan Rytlewski said, ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' deviated from genre conventions by minimizing the influence of [[hip hop music|hip hop]];<ref name="Rytlewski"/> [[Jim DeRogatis]] believed it notably draws "on elements of great [[psychedelic rock]] and [[psychedelic pop|pop]] to color [the album's] soul and R&B".<ref name="DeRogatis">{{cite web|last=DeRogatis |first=Jim |author-link=Jim DeRogatis |date=October 18, 2012 |url=http://www.wbez.org/blogs/jim-derogatis/2012-10/miguel-proves-be-potent-voice-rb-103230 |title=Album review: Miguel, 'Kaleidoscope Dream' |publisher=[[WBEZ]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020091746/http://www.wbez.org/blogs/jim-derogatis/2012-10/miguel-proves-be-potent-voice-rb-103230 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Austin Trunick of ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]'' compared the album's "often-hypersexual subject matter" and "unusual production" to [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref>{{cite journal|last=Trunick |first=Austin |date=December 4, 2012 |url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/kaleidoscope_dream/ |title=Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream (RCA) |journal=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |location=Los Angeles |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213102439/http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/kaleidoscope_dream/ |archive-date=December 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> while Rytlewski said Miguel evokes the musician's "pop instincts" and "loud, [[funk rock]] guitars".<ref name="Rytlewski"/> Alex Macpherson of ''[[The Guardian]]'' perceived a "headier aesthetic" than on ''All I Want Is You'', with "faded psychedelia" and "intimate experiments in ''[[Purple Rain (album)|Purple Rain]]''-esque rock".<ref name="Macpherson">{{cite news|last=Macpherson |first=Alex |date=October 18, 2012 |at=section G2, p. 23 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/oct/18/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-review |title=Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream&nbsp;– review |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020071625/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/oct/18/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-review |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writing about the record for [[WNYC]], [[Gretta Cohn]] claimed Miguel was "redefining what contemporary R&B can be".<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohn|first=Gretta|author-link=Gretta Cohn|date=December 12, 2012|url=http://www.wnyc.org/story/256975-gretta-cohns-2012-music-survey/|title=Gretta Cohn's 2012 Music Survey|publisher=[[WNYC]]|access-date=May 29, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827151551/http://www.wnyc.org/story/256975-gretta-cohns-2012-music-survey/|archive-date=August 27, 2016}}</ref> Mark Edward Nero of [[Dotdash|About.com]] considered the album "eclectic, artsy R&B-pop".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://randb.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Miguel-Kaleidoscope.htm|title=Album Review: Miguel - 'Kaleidoscope Dream'|access-date=August 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111181751/http://randb.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Miguel-Kaleidoscope.htm|archive-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> Miguel said he "definitely think[s] it's an R&B record, though other people may not ... [Listeners] are so conditioned to expect certain things out of current R&B, and it's about following a formula. But R&B was once live music, it was psychedelic, it was rock, it was funk, and all these genres stem from soul music ... There would be no hip-hop or rock without R&B. It was important for me to be true to what R&B is, and that is soulful."<ref name="Kot"/>

The album's lyrics generally deal with themes of adult love, meaningful sex,<ref name="Cooper"/> and romance.<ref name="Rytlewski"/> Andrew Ryce from ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' interprets its "overarching theme" to be "the highly sexualized seen through the lens of the eager and innocent."<ref name="Ryce"/> Miguel's lyrics express modesty,<ref name="Ryce">{{cite web|last=Ryce |first=Andrew |date=October 4, 2012 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17125-kaleidoscope-dream/ |title=Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026110542/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17125-kaleidoscope-dream/ |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> yearning, vulnerability,<ref name="Cooper"/> and cheeky humor,<ref name="Kelley">{{cite web|last=Kelley |first=Frannie |date=September 23, 2012 |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/09/24/161566783/first-listen-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream |title=First Listen: Miguel, 'Kaleidoscope Dream' |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027124934/http://www.npr.org/2012/09/24/161566783/first-listen-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream |archive-date=October 27, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> with Kelley likening his songwriting to [[Tony! Toni! Toné!]] while also observing "[[Little Richard]]-level insinuations" and "absurd provocations in the style of [[Akinyele (rapper)|Akinyele]]".<ref name="Kelley"/> DeRogatis views that Miguel avoids braggadocio and is "man enough to admit his own insecurities and question whether he's worthy of love—or lustful indulgence."<ref name="DeRogatis"/> The album explores the anxiety and momentary nature of sex and [[Clubbing (subculture)|clubbing]].<ref name="Alexander">{{cite web|last=Alexander |first=Christopher |date=November 28, 2012 |url=http://cokemachineglow.com/records/miguelneurosis-kaleidoscopedecay-2012/ |title=Miguel / Neurosis: Kaleidoscope Dream / Honor Found in Decay |publisher=Cokemachineglow |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202040927/http://cokemachineglow.com/records/miguelneurosis-kaleidoscopedecay-2012/ |archive-date=December 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]''{{'}}s Jeremy D. Larson views that Miguel employs a "fangs-out approach to R&B" similar to [[Frank Ocean]] and [[The Weeknd]], writing that "nothing shrouds Miguel and his directives, and worries, and prayers, and cat calls&nbsp;– it's all there, full of light and love, refracting through a kaleidoscope of [[Old fashioned glass|rocks glasses]], rainy windshields, and blood-shot eyes."<ref name="Larson"/> NPR's Frannie Kelley said the album is "made up of love songs, but they are more specifically songs arguing for love, acting casual, wishing and hoping and then imagining what it would be like to consummate ... It's soul-baring, but mirrored and fairly guarded."<ref name="Kelley"/>

{{Listen|pos = right |filename = Miguel - Use Me.ogg |title = "Use Me" |description = A ballad about sexual vulnerability, "Use Me" features [[shoegaze]] guitars, oscillating beats, and echo-laden pleas to a lover.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Walters |first=Barry |date=August 22, 2012 |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/08/frank-ocean-miguel-and-holy-other-usher-in-pbrb-20/ |title=Frank Ocean, Miguel, and Holy Other Usher in PBR&B 2.0 |journal=Spin |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526083834/https://www.webcitation.org/6BlFeEScw?url=http://m.spin.com/entry/view/id/22071%3FKSID=98635e5ba539426e568fe16e91ff4363 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Battan |first=Carrie |date=July 31, 2012 |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13969-use-me/ |title=Miguel: 'Use Me' |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109122315/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13969-use-me/ |archive-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> }} "Adorn" has both digital and analog sensibilities,<ref name="Kellman"/> with lyrics featuring brazen declarations of affection,<ref name="Kellman"/> and promises of adoration to a female subject.<ref name="Tannenbaum">{{cite magazine|last=Tannenbaum |first=Rob |date=October 5, 2012 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/kaleidoscope-dream-20121005 |title=Kaleidoscope Dream |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021052649/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/kaleidoscope-dream-20121005 |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Don't Look Back" features amplified bass,<ref name="McCarthy"/> bombastic drums,<ref name="Johnston"/> and metallic synths.<ref name="Alexander"/> Rob Markman of [[MTV News]] writes that the song "represents the morning after when the reality of the previous night's efforts creep in."<ref>{{cite web|last=Markman |first=Rob |date=October 2, 2012 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694839/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream.jhtml |title=Miguel Shatters R&B 'Stereotype' With Kaleidoscope Dream |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106003934/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694839/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream.jhtml |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its closing [[Break (music)|interlude]] has Miguel crooning lyrics from [[The Zombies]]' 1969 song "[[Time of the Season]]" over sentimental synths and musky,<ref name="Kellman"/> psychedelic music.<ref name="Ryce"/> "Use Me" features hollow, electronic sounds,<ref name="Tannenbaum"/> heavily [[Multitrack recording|multitracked]] vocals, metronomic rhythms,<ref name="Soto">{{cite web|last=Soto |first=Alfred |date=October 16, 2012 |url=http://thequietus.com/articles/10378-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-review |title=Miguel |work=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204132948/http://thequietus.com/articles/10378-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-review |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> and an [[industrial music|industrial]]ized mix of guitar and percussion.<ref name="McCarthy"/> Its lyrics blur expressions of sexual nerves with gentle dominance,<ref name="Cooper"/> as the narrator instructs his lover how she can toy with him.<ref name="Johnston"/> An atmospheric [[pop rock]] song,<ref name="Kelly">{{cite journal|last=Kelly |first=Chris |date=October 4, 2012 |url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/10/04/kaleidoscope-dream/ |title=Kaleidoscope Dream |journal=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |location=London |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008051157/http://www.factmag.com/2012/10/04/kaleidoscope-dream/ |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> "[[Do You... (Miguel song)|Do You...]]" portrays a narcotic tryst and mixes amiable [[wikt:come-on|come-ons]] with drug imagery.<ref name="Johnston"/><ref name="Macpherson"/> The psychedelic title track incorporates synthesizer [[arpeggio]]s, [[minor chord]]s,<ref name="Kelly"/> oscillating blips, fuzzy guitar,<ref name="Cheesman">{{cite web |last=Cheesman |first=Danielle |date=September 10, 2012 |url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/groove-blogpost.aspx?post=a01c720b-6f55-435f-9884-db01c35bb1bb |title=Miguel Previews His 'Kaleidoscope Dream' (Again) with 'The Air Preview' |work=[[MSN Music]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016034759/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/groove-blogpost.aspx?post=a01c720b-6f55-435f-9884-db01c35bb1bb |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a bassline [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolation]] of [[Labi Siffre]]'s 1975 song "I Got The".<ref name="Kellman"/> The sample's [[groove (music)|groove]] is played at a different tempo than other instruments on the song.<ref name="Rytlewski"/> The song's lyrics feature [[synesthesia|synesthetic]] imagery ("I taste you, infinite colors"),<ref name="Kelly"/> and a boast by the narrator about kissing his subject's [[third eye]].<ref name="Cheesman"/>

"The Thrill" has a sparse bass groove, layered keyboards,<ref name="Kot2"/> and existential lyrics with [[YOLO (aphorism)|YOLO]] imagery.<ref name="Johnston"/> "[[How Many Drinks?]]" has sardonic,<ref name="Ryce"/> swaggering lyrics and a rap verse by Miguel,<ref name="Johnston"/> who veers between seducer and user.<ref name="Kot2"/> "Where's the Fun in Forever" features atmospheric drums and bass,<ref name="Kellman"/> an a cappella [[bridge (music)|bridge]],<ref name="Browne">{{cite web|last=Browne |first=Rembert |date=October 5, 2012 |url=http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/59094/miguel |title=Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream and the R&B Renaissance of 2012 |publisher=[[Grantland]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114125849/http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/59094/miguel |archive-date=November 14, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and rolling [[dynamics (music)|dynamics]] with [[bar (music)|measures]] that advance an [[musical argument|argument]].<ref name="Roberts">{{cite news|last=Roberts |first=Randall |date=November 18, 2012 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-ca-ms-miguel-kaleidoscope-in-rotation-20121118,0,22517.story |title=In Rotation: Miguel's searing 'Kaleidoscope Dream' |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119152415/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-ca-ms-miguel-kaleidoscope-in-rotation-20121118,0,22517.story |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The song celebrates youthful bliss and preaches a [[wikt:carpe diem|carpe diem]] philosophy.<ref name="Browne"/><ref name="Macpherson"/> It transitions into the rock song "Arch & Point",<ref name="Kelly"/> which has sexually charged ballet metaphors and bare [[power pop]] elements.<ref name="Kellman"/><ref name="Browne"/> "Pussy Is Mine" features a high [[vocal range]] by Miguel, a rudimentary [[chord progression]] played on electric guitar,<ref name="Soto"/> and a stripped, [[Demo (music)|demo]] quality.<ref name="Kelly"/> The song is about sexual jealousy and an ignoble man's plea for exclusivity in a [[Casual dating|casual relationship]].<ref name="Alexander"/> Its sexually explicit, bawdy lyrics eschew masculine hip hop tropes for feelings of insecurity.<ref name="Kot2"/> The song is bookended by background studio chatter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=October 2, 2012 |url=https://stereogum.com/1166782/album-of-the-week-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream/news/ |title=Album of the Week: Miguel Kaleidoscope Dream |publisher=Stereogum |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024181520/http://stereogum.com/1166782/album-of-the-week-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream/news/ |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> "Candles in the Sun" is a slow burning,<ref name="Kelly"/> political soul song.<ref name="Caramanica">{{cite news|last=Caramanica |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Caramanica |date=October 4, 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/arts/music/the-rb-star-miguel-at-bowery-ballroom.html |title=Breaking into Machismo After Playing It Cool |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |page=C6 |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101061816/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/arts/music/the-rb-star-miguel-at-bowery-ballroom.html?_r=0 |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> It touches on senseless killings, drug-infested communities,<ref>{{cite journal|last=Wete |first=Brad |date=August 21, 2012 |url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/interview-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-alicia-keys-fame |title=Interview: Miguel Talks Upcoming "Kaleidoscope Dream" Album, Working With Alicia Keys, and Wanting More Fame |journal=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826090523/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/08/interview-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-alicia-keys-fame |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and questions the [[existence of God]] and the motives of governments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gamboa |first=Glenn |date=September 28, 2012 |url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/miguel-s-kaleidoscope-dream-review-a-new-vision-of-r-b-o14970 |title=Miguel's 'Kaleidoscope Dream' review: a new vision of R&B |newspaper=[[Newsday]] |location=Melville |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629142004/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/miguel-s-kaleidoscope-dream-review-a-new-vision-of-r-b-1.4052241 |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Kelly of ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' writes that, along with "Adorn", "Candles in the Sun" "bookend[s] the album with another tribute to Marvin Gaye, a la '[[What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)|What's Going On]]?'{{-"}}<ref name="Kelly"/>

== Marketing and sales == [[File:Singer Miguel 2013 2.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Miguel performing in 2013]]

After pitching the strategy to RCA,<ref name="Kot"/> Miguel first marketed ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' [[viral marketing|virally]] with a three-volume series of [[extended play|EPs]] entitled ''Art Dealer Chic'',<ref name="Matos">{{cite news|last=Matos |first=Michaelangelo |date=August 8, 2012 |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-08-08/music/the-next-ep-isode/ |title=The Next EP-isode |newspaper=The Village Voice |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024104828/http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-08-08/music/the-next-ep-isode/ |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> which were released as free [[music download|downloads]] during February to April 2012 and previewed songs from the album.<ref name="Kellman"/> He released two more EPs—''Kaleidoscope Dream: Water Preview'' on July 31 and ''Air Preview'' on September 11—<ref name="Shamz">{{cite web|author=Shamz |date=July 27, 2012 |url=http://www.okayplayer.com/news/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-water-preview-ep-stream.html |title=Miguel&nbsp;– Kaleidoscope Dream: Water Preview |publisher=[[Okayplayer]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919151251/http://www.okayplayer.com/news/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream-water-preview-ep-stream.html |archive-date=September 19, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> to digital retailers.<ref name="Lipshutz"/> In an interview for ''The Village Voice'', Miguel said that the strategy allowed listeners to absorb the songs at his desired pace and called it "a great way for me to reconnect with my peers ... the people that I hang out with—that go to the same shows, listen to the same music, read the same blogs, same magazines."<ref name="Matos"/>

"Adorn" was released as ''Kaleidoscope Dream''{{'}}s [[lead single]] on August 7,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106203907/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> becoming a sleeper hit on urban radio.<ref name="Kennedy"/> It was Miguel's second number-one single on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]],<ref name="Kellman"/> and his highest charting single on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 17.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miguel/chart-history/hsi/ |title=Miguel&nbsp;– Chart History: Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615203141/http://www.billboard.com/artist/311090/miguel/chart |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> By September, the single had sold 190,000 copies.<ref name="Lipshutz"/> According to NPR's [[Audie Cornish]], Miguel "broke through to a national audience in 2012" with both "Adorn" and ''Kaleidoscope Dream''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cornish |first=Audie |author-link=Audie Cornish |date=December 31, 2012 |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/12/31/168093822/miguel-an-honest-introduction-to-an-r-b-star |title=Miguel: An 'Honest Introduction' To An R&B Star |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=NPR |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102232137/http://www.npr.org/2012/12/31/168093822/miguel-an-honest-introduction-to-an-r-b-star |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The second single "Do You..." was released on September 18,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/do-you-single/id561312088 |title=Do You&nbsp;– Single by Miguel |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616180603/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/do-you-single/id561312088 |archive-date=June 16, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and reached number 32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/miguel/chart-history/bsi/ |title=Miguel&nbsp;– Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619180341/http://www.billboard.com/artist/311090/Miguel/chart?f=367 |archive-date=June 19, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album's third and final single, "How Many Drinks?", was released on March 3, 2013.<ref name="Jonze"/>

''Kaleidoscope Dream'' was first released in [[LP record|vinyl LP]] format on September 25, 2012, in an effort by RCA to make the deadline for the [[Grammy Awards]]' eligibility period without [[record chart|charting]] prematurely on lower sales.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=September 26, 2012 |location=Los Angeles |url=http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/48664?KSID=b0ba31e4844d0774c3faa0c083f668c5&ints_viewed=1 |title=Grammys Deadline Spurs Early Vinyl Releases From Cher Lloyd, Muse |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624130306/http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/48664?KSID=b0ba31e4844d0774c3faa0c083f668c5&ints_viewed=1 |archive-date=June 24, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following week, it debuted at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 71,000 copies in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=October 10, 2012 |url=http://m.billboard.com/v/News/Muses2ndLawLeads/?p=0&KSID=0338d893982483bc0599a5062864c4d9&ints_viewed=1 |title=Muse's 'The 2nd Law' Leads Seven Top 10 Debuts on Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |location=Los Angeles |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526082549/https://www.webcitation.org/6BhQhHusp?url=http://m.billboard.com/v/News/Muses2ndLawLeads/%3Fp=0&KSID=0338d893982483bc0599a5062864c4d9&ints_viewed=1 |archive-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was Miguel's first album to be released in the United Kingdom,<ref name="Batte">{{cite web|last=Batte |first=Elliott |date=October 31, 2012 |url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/175665/9 |title=American Singer Miguel Lines Up Biggest Headline UK Tour Yet |publisher=Stereoboard UK |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010401/http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/175665/9 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> where it spent 15 weeks on the country's [[UK R&B Singles and Albums Charts|R&B chart]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/ |title=R&B Albums Top 40&nbsp;– 26th January 2013 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227124620/http://www.officialcharts.com/r-and-b-albums-chart/ |archive-date=December 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> peaking at number 13.<ref name="UKR&B"/> By February 20, 2013, the record had charted for 20 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold 321,000 copies, according to [[MRC Data|Nielsen SoundScan]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Langhorne |first=Cyrus |date=February 20, 2013 |url=http://www.sohh.com/2013/02/bruno_mars_leads_the_way_kendrick_lamar.html |title=Bruno Mars Leads The Way, Kendrick Lamar Exits Top 20, Frank Ocean Strikes Gold |publisher=SOHH |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224004515/http://www.sohh.com/2013/02/bruno_mars_leads_the_way_kendrick_lamar.html |archive-date=February 24, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> By June 2015, the album had sold 535,000 copies in the US.<ref name="US sales">{{cite web|url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases: Hits Daily Double |publisher=Hits Daily Double |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627143834/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was certified [[RIAA certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in November 2017.<ref name="RIAA"/>

In further support of ''Kaleidoscope Dream'', Miguel embarked on a short promotional tour in the US on September 26, 2012.<ref name="Lipshutz"/> He also promoted the record with television performances on ''[[106 & Park]]'', ''[[The Wendy Williams Show]]'', ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', and ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.eurweb.com/2012/09/miguel-set-to-release-sophomore-cd-kaleidoscope-dream-on-tuesday-october-2/ |title=Miguel Releases Sophomore CD 'Kaleidoscope Dream' on Tuesday, Oct. 2 |publisher=The Chamber Group |location=New York |last1=Archibald |first1=Sherlen |last2=Plotkin |first2=Juliana |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110202151/http://www.eurweb.com/2012/09/miguel-set-to-release-sophomore-cd-kaleidoscope-dream-on-tuesday-october-2/ |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> He subsequently toured in support of the album for six months throughout North America and Europe,<ref name="Lipshutz"/> including concert dates as a supporting act on [[Trey Songz]]' Chapter V World Tour during November 2012 to February 2013,<ref>{{cite journal|date=October 9, 2012 |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/09/trey-songz-announces-chapter-v-world-tour-with-miguel-elle-varner/ |title=Trey Songz Announces 'Chapter V World Tour' with Miguel, Elle Varner |journal=[[Rap-Up]] |location=Los Angeles |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013014654/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/09/trey-songz-announces-chapter-v-world-tour-with-miguel-elle-varner/ |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> a headlining tour in the UK and Ireland during January 2013,<ref name="Batte"/> and an opening slot on Alicia Keys' [[Set the World on Fire Tour]] in March and April.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Carter |first=Terry |date=January 10, 2013 |url=http://www.vibe.com/article/alicia-keys-and-miguel-set-world-fire-tour-dates-announced |title=Alicia Keys and Miguel 'Set The World On Fire' Tour Dates Announced |journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119000636/http://www.vibe.com/article/alicia-keys-and-miguel-set-world-fire-tour-dates-announced |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> While on tour, Miguel did not choreograph his shows but routinely rehearsed in a dance studio and practiced singing in front of a mirror. In concert, he performed dramatic leaps, staggers, and other moves fashioned after Little Richard and [[James Brown]].<ref name="Cooper"/> He started ripping his shirt off during performances after being inspired by Songz' concerts.<ref name="Jonze">{{cite news|last=Jonze |first=Tim |date=February 8, 2013 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/09/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream |title=Miguel: the slow-burn success of a new R&B superstar |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |at=The Guide section, p. 10 |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210032812/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/feb/09/miguel-kaleidoscope-dream |archive-date=February 10, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | title = ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' ratings | ADM = 8.0/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/4925/Miguel-Kaleidoscope-Dream.aspx|title=Kaleidoscope Dream by Miguel reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|access-date=October 31, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101102207/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/4925/Miguel-Kaleidoscope-Dream.aspx|archive-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> | MC = 86/100<ref name="MC"/> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Kellman"/> | rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Kot2"/> | rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Macpherson"/> | rev4 = ''[[The Irish Times]]'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Carroll |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Carroll (journalist) |date=November 23, 2012 |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/1123/1224326977014.html |title=Miguel |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |location=Dublin |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006144020/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2012/1123/1224326977014.html |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[MSN Music]]'' ([[Robert Christgau#Consumer Guide|Expert Witness]]) | rev5Score = A−<ref>{{cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=December 28, 2012 |url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=4ae4a71f-e229-44a9-ae0d-5f3bf53cc93b |title=Miguel |work=MSN Music |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108002013/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=4ae4a71f-e229-44a9-ae0d-5f3bf53cc93b |archive-date=January 8, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev6Score = 8.4/10<ref name="Ryce"/> | rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|location=London|date=January 2013|issue=318|page=110}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Tannenbaum"/> | rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' | rev9Score = 9/10<ref name="Johnston"/> | rev10 = ''[[USA Today]]'' | rev10Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|date=October 1, 2012|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/10/01/listen-up-muse-heart-miguel/1606837/|title=Listen Up: Album reviews of Heart, Muse, Miguel|work=[[USA Today]]|location=McLean|access-date=September 25, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010181043/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/10/01/listen-up-muse-heart-miguel/1606837/|archive-date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> }} ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' was met with widespread critical acclaim. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 86, based on 20 reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/kaleidoscope-dream/miguel |title=Reviews for Kaleidoscope Dream by Miguel |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227095537/http://www.metacritic.com/music/kaleidoscope-dream/miguel |archive-date=December 27, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 8.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.<ref name="ADM"/>

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Andy Kellman hailed it as "2012's most pleasurable pop-R&B album".<ref name="Kellman"/> In the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', [[Greg Kot]] said Miguel "creates a fluid, dreamscape environment that floats across eras with a connoisseur's discerning feel for the telling detail."<ref name="Kot2"/> Macpherson wrote in ''The Guardian'' of Miguel's occasional "appeal to [[indie rock|indie]] tropes" balanced by "genuinely thoughtful songwriting", while admiring his use of a commercial breakthrough "as a springboard to radically change course".<ref name="Macpherson"/> Sean McCarthy from ''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote that, along with Frank Ocean's ''[[Channel Orange]]'', it showed R&B as the innovative genre in mainstream music during 2012,<ref name="McCarthy"/> while ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' critic Randall Roberts said it "offers further evidence of a genre being reborn in 2012."<ref name="Roberts"/> ''Pitchfork''{{'}}s Andrew Ryce hailed Miguel as "the rare vocalist who makes you ''feel'' what he's singing about, even when his lyrics can be transparent."<ref name="Ryce"/> Alfred Soto of ''[[The Quietus]]'' appreciated Miguel's ability to "articulate how a love man can be louche without being a douche."<ref name="Soto"/> Ken Capobianco from ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' was more critical, finding some of the songs overworked and Miguel "too remote for a true soul singer".<ref name="Capobianco">{{cite news|last=Capobianco |first=Ken |date=October 2, 2012 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/10/01/review-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream/4oiBSgRFDvhGDMeCJEq9VK/story.html |title=CD Review: Miguel, 'Kaleidoscope Dream' |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028160609/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/10/01/review-miguel-kaleidoscope-dream/4oiBSgRFDvhGDMeCJEq9VK/story.html |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' critic [[Jon Caramanica]] said ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' sounds inconsistent and "a little washed-out, a blend of Prince-isms and slurry grooves",<ref name="Caramanica"/> while Kellman complained of the lyrics occasionally veering "too close to 'artsy' teenage erotic poetry".<ref name="Kellman"/>

At the end of 2012, ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' appeared on several critics' lists of the year's best records.<ref name="MC3">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/feature/top-ten-lists-best-albums-of-2012 |title=Music Critic Top 10 Lists&nbsp;– Best of 2012 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112205543/http://www.metacritic.com/feature/top-ten-lists-best-albums-of-2012 |archive-date=January 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ann Powers]] named it the best album of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Powers |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Powers |date=December 12, 2012 |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2012/2012/12/11/166996838/ann-powers-top-albums-and-songs-of-2012 |title=Ann Powers' Top Albums And Songs Of 2012 |publisher=NPR |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213042439/http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2012/2012/12/11/166996838/ann-powers-top-albums-and-songs-of-2012 |archive-date=December 13, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also ranked number 26 by [[Robert Christgau]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Christgau |first=Robert |date=January 14, 2013 |url=http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Rock-Roll/The-Dean-s-List-2012/ba-p/9707 |title=The Dean's List 2012 |work=[[Barnes & Noble|The Barnes & Noble Review]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120191819/http://bnreview.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Rock-Roll/The-Dean-s-List-2012/ba-p/9707 |archive-date=January 20, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> number eleven by ''The Guardian'',<ref>{{cite web|date=November 28, 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/nov/28/guardian-best-albums-2012-20-11 |title=Best albums of 2012: 20–11 |work=The Guardian |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202072017/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2012/nov/28/guardian-best-albums-2012-20-11 |archive-date=December 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> number 10 by the ''Chicago Tribune'', number eight by ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', number six by the ''Los Angeles Times'', number five by AllMusic, [[Okayplayer]], and ''Spin'', number four by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', number three by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', and ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'', and number one by [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]].<ref name="MC3"/> Metacritic named it the 12th best-reviewed album of 2012.<ref name="MC2">{{cite web|last=Dietz |first=Jason |date=December 21, 2012 |url=http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-albums-of-2012 |title=The Best Albums of 2012 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224011414/http://www.metacritic.com/feature/best-albums-of-2012 |archive-date=December 24, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was voted the fifth best album of 2012 in the [[Pazz & Jop]], an annual poll of American critics nationwide, published by ''The Village Voice''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/2012/ |title=New York Pazz and Jop Albums |newspaper=The Village Voice |location=New York |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217011508/http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/albums/2012/ |archive-date=February 17, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' was nominated for the 2013 [[55th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album|Best Urban Contemporary Album]], while "Adorn" was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance|Best R&B Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], winning in the [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] category.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 10, 2013 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2013-complete-list-of-nominees-and-winners,0,4278545.story |title=Grammys 2013: Complete list of nominees and winners |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216225240/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2013-complete-list-of-nominees-and-winners,0,4278545.story |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, ''Pitchfork'' ranked the album at number 59 in their list of "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)".<ref>{{cite web |title=The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014) |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9465-the-100-best-albums-of-the-decade-so-far-2010-2014/?page=3 |website=Pitchfork |access-date=October 22, 2018 |page=3 |date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031055019/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9465-the-100-best-albums-of-the-decade-so-far-2010-2014/?page=3 |archive-date=October 31, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Track listing == {{Track listing <!-- Per [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Album article style guide#Track listing]], "the standard method of attributing songwriters—write (and link) the full name the first time it appears, and then just give the last name" --> | headline = ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' standard edition | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 42:11

| title1 = [[Adorn (song)|Adorn]] | writer1 = [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel Pimentel]] | extra1 = Miguel | length1 = 3:13

| title2 = Don't Look Back | writer2 = {{hlist|Pimentel|Nathan Perez}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Happy Perez|Miguel}} | length2 = 4:26

| title3 = Use Me | writer3 = {{hlist|Pimentel|[[Oak Felder|Warren Felder]]|[[Pop Wansel|Andrew Wansel]]|Steve Mostyn|[[Elle Varner]]|[[Ro James|Ronnie James]]|Nycole Russell}} | extra3 = {{hlist|[[Pop Wansel]]|[[Oak Felder]]|Ace{{ref|a|[a]}}|Miguel{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length3 = 4:40

| title4 = [[Do You... (Miguel song)|Do You...]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Pimentel|[[Jerry Duplessis]]|Arden Altino|[[Paul Pesco]]}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Duplessis|Keyz{{ref|a|[a]}}|Miguel{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length4 = 3:28

| title5 = Kaleidoscope Dream | writer5 = {{hlist|Pimentel|[[Salaam Remi]]|[[Labi Siffre]]}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Remi|Miguel{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length5 = 4:17

| title6 = The Thrill | writer6 = {{hlist|Pimentel|Allen Arthur|Clayton Reilly|Keith Justice}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Miguel|Phatboiz}} | length6 = 3:04

| title7 = [[How Many Drinks?]] | writer7 = {{hlist|Pimentel|Remi|[[Roger Nichols (songwriter)|Roger Nichols]]|[[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]]}} | extra7 = Remi | length7 = 4:32

| title8 = Where's the Fun in Forever | writer8 = {{hlist|Pimentel|[[Alicia Keys]]|Felder|Wansel|Mostyn}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Pop Wansel|Oak Felder|Ace{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length8 = 3:29

| title9 = Arch & Point | writer9 = {{hlist|Pimentel|Mac Robinson|Brian Warfield}} | extra9 = Fisticuffs | length9 = 3:17

| title10 = Pussy Is Mine | writer10 = Pimentel | extra10 = Miguel | length10 = 2:53

| title11 = Candles in the Sun | writer11 = Pimentel | extra11 = Miguel | length11 = 4:55 }} {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] bonus track<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/kaleidoscope-dream/561709112 |title=Kaleidoscope Dream by Miguel |date=September 25, 2012 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111225638/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kaleidoscope-dream/id561709112 |archive-date=January 11, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>

| title12 = Adorn | note12 = Remix) (featuring [[Wiz Khalifa]] | writer12 = {{hlist|Pimentel|[[Wiz Khalifa|Cameron Thomaz]]}} | extra12 = Miguel | length12 = 3:47 }} {{Track listing | headline = UK bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/kaleidoscope-dream/id561579942 |title=Kaleidoscope Dream by Miguel |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005003656/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/kaleidoscope-dream/id561579942 |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title12 = Gravity | writer12 = {{hlist|Pimentel|Robinson|Warfield}} | extra12 = {{hlist|Miguel|Fisticuffs}} | length12 = 3:39

| title13 = ...All | writer13 = Pimentel | extra13 = Miguel | length13 = 3:59

| title14 = Adorn | note14 = Remix) (featuring Wiz Khalifa | writer14 = {{hlist|Pimentel|Cameron Thomaz}} | extra14 = Miguel | length14 = 3:47 }} {{Track listing | headline = International bonus tracks<ref>{{cite web|title=Miguel&nbsp;– Kaleidoscope Dream|url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266|publisher=Sony Music Germany|access-date=December 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701024932/http://www.sonymusic.de/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266|archive-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00CSZ43YE/ref=dm_sp_alb|title=Kaleidoscope Dream (Deluxe Version) <nowiki>[Explicit]</nowiki>|publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]]|access-date=May 10, 2015|archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620061653/https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00CSZ43YE/ref=dm_sp_alb|url-status=live}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title15 = How Many Drinks? | note15 = Remix) (featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]] | writer15 = {{hlist|Pimentel|Remi|Nichols|Williams|[[Kendrick Lamar|Kendrick Duckworth]]}} | extra15 = Remi | length15 = 4:30 }}

'''Notes'''<ref name="liner"/> * {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer * "Don't Look Back" contains a portion of "[[Time of the Season]]", written by [[Rod Argent]] and performed by [[The Zombies]]. * "Kaleidoscope Dream" contains a [[sampling (music)|sample]] from "I Got The... ", written and performed by [[Labi Siffre]]. * "How Many Drinks?" contains a sample from the [[O'Donel Levy]] instrumental cover of "[[We've Only Just Begun]]", written by [[Roger Nichols (songwriter)|Roger Nichols]] and [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]] and originally performed by [[The Carpenters]].

== Personnel == Information is taken from the album credits.<ref name="liner"/>

{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * Arden "Keyz" Altino&nbsp;– producer * Wayne Barrow&nbsp;– executive producer * Tanisha Broadwater&nbsp;– production coordination * Tyler Bunting&nbsp;– engineer * Darius Campo&nbsp;– violin * [[Roberto Cani]]&nbsp;– violin * Rich Costey&nbsp;– mixing * Tom Coyne&nbsp;– mastering * Tim Davies&nbsp;– string arrangements * Dru DeCaro&nbsp;– guitar * Brian Dembrow&nbsp;– viola * Gleyder "Gee" Disla&nbsp;– engineer * [[J*Davey|Brook D'Leau]]&nbsp;– keyboards * [[Bruce Dukov]]&nbsp;– violin * [[Jerry Duplessis|Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis]]&nbsp;– producer * Steve Erdody&nbsp;– celli * Eun-Mee Anh&nbsp;– violin * [[Oak Felder]]&nbsp;– producer * Fisticuffs&nbsp;– musician, producer * Erwin Gorostiza&nbsp;– creative director * Jessica E. Guideri&nbsp;– violin * Tamara Hatwan&nbsp;– violin * Paula Hochhalter&nbsp;– celli * Eric Isip&nbsp;– assistant engineer * Chris Kasych&nbsp;– Pro Tools * Ronald Kelly&nbsp;– drums * [[Alicia Keys]]&nbsp;– background vocals * Phillip Levy&nbsp;– violin * Kim Lumpkin&nbsp;– production coordination * Shawn Mann&nbsp;– viola {{col-2}} * Manny Marroquin&nbsp;– mixing * Donnie Meadows&nbsp;– production coordination * Michel Michelakis&nbsp;– drum programming * [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]]&nbsp;– art direction, background vocals, creative director, design, drums, engineer, executive producer, primary artist, [[Pro Tools]], producer * Victoria Miskolczy&nbsp;– viola * Alyssa Park&nbsp;– violin * Sarah Parkins&nbsp;– violin * Happy Perez&nbsp;– producer * Paul Pesco&nbsp;– guitar * Phatboiz&nbsp;– producer * Mark Pitts&nbsp;– executive producer * Christian Plata&nbsp;– mixing * Lance Powell&nbsp;– engineer, Pro Tools * [[Salaam Remi]]&nbsp;– bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, producer * Rafael Rishik&nbsp;– violin * Timothy Saccenti&nbsp;– photography * George Kim Scholes&nbsp;– celli * Jayme David Silverstein&nbsp;– bass * Lisa M. Sutton&nbsp;– violin * Sarah Thornblade&nbsp;– violin * Sergio "Sergical" Tsai&nbsp;– engineer * Cecelia Tsan&nbsp;– celli * Jo Ann Turovsky&nbsp;– harp * Courtney Walker&nbsp;– art direction, design * David F. Walther&nbsp;– viola * [[Pop Wansel]]&nbsp;– producer * Brian Warfield&nbsp;– Pro Tools {{col-end}}

== Charts == {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

=== Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2012 chart performance for ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|UKDigital|52|date=20121007|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2021|refname="UKDigital"}} |- {{album chart|UKR&B|13|date=20121007|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2021|refname="UKR&B"}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Miguel|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Miguel|rowheader=true|access-date=June 20, 2021}} |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2013 chart performance for ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|45|artist=Miguel %5BUS%5D|album=Kaleidoscope Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=December 12, 2013}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|26|artist=Miguel %5BUS%5D|album=Kaleidoscope Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=December 12, 2013}} |} {{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2012 year-end chart performance for ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917161031/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 161 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418123251/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 38 |}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+2013 year-end chart performance for ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2013) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2013 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 12, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129193928/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/the-billboard-200 |archive-date=January 29, 2014 }}</ref> | 89 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 20, 2021|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331205945/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> | 20 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Kaleidoscope Dream''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|artist=Miguel|title=Kaleidoscope Dream|award=Gold|id=11415|relyear=2012|certyear=2022|access-date=June 28, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Miguel|title=Kaleidoscope Dream|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2012|certyear=2023|access-date=January 8, 2025|source=radioscope}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Miguel|title=Kaleidoscope Dream|award=Silver|relyear=2012|certyear=2021|id=17668-4244-2|access-date=November 22, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Miguel|title=Kaleidoscope Dream|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2017|access-date=December 6, 2017|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

== Release history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for ''Kaleidoscope Dream'' ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| United States | September 25, 2012 | [[RCA Records|RCA]] | [[LP record|LP]] |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8812150&style=music&setpref=none |title=Miguel&nbsp;– Kaleidoscope Dream LP |publisher=[[CD Universe]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308105137/http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8812150&style=music&setpref=none |archive-date=March 8, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | October 1, 2012 | rowspan="3"| {{hlist|ByStorm|RCA}} | [[Music download|Digital download]] |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.7digital.com/artist/miguel/release/kaleidoscope-dream-3 |title=Kaleidoscope Dream (2012) |publisher=[[7digital]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120070112/http://www.7digital.com/artist/miguel/release/kaleidoscope-dream-3 |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Canada | rowspan="2"| October 2, 2012 | {{hlist|Digital download|[[Compact disc|CD]]}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmvdigital.ca/artist/miguel/kaleidoscope-dream |title=Kaleidoscope Dream by Miguel |publisher=[[HMV|HMV Digital Canada]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130521/http://www.hmvdigital.ca/artist/miguel/kaleidoscope-dream |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archambault.ca/qmi/navigation/catalog/product_generic.jsp?id=ACH003237201&lang=fr&navAction=jump |title=Kaleidoscope dream : Miguel&nbsp;– Populaire |publisher=[[Archambault]] |language=fr |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610055504/http://www.archambault.ca/qmi/navigation/catalog/product_generic.jsp?id=ACH003237201&lang=fr&navAction=jump |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United States | {{hlist|Digital download|CD}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kaleidoscope-Dream/dp/B009E2ORTK |title=Kaleidoscope Dream: Miguel: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014145353/http://www.amazon.com/Kaleidoscope-Dream/dp/B009E2ORTK |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8818099&style=music&setpref=none |title=Miguel&nbsp;– Kaleidoscope Dream CD Album |publisher=CD Universe |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308105117/http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8818099&style=music&setpref=none |archive-date=March 8, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | November 12, 2012 | rowspan="6"| [[Sony Music]] | rowspan="3"| CD |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=278200 |title=Miguel: Kaleidoscope Dream (2012): CD |publisher=HMV UK |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060055/http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=278200 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | November 16, 2012 |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2218526/Kaleidoscope_Dream |title=Buy Kaleidoscope Dream Miguel, R&B, CD |publisher=[[Sanity (music store)|Sanity]] |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208190227/http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2218526/Kaleidoscope_Dream |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Denmark | December 17, 2012 |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.dk/udgivelser/index.php?artist=715&publication=3989 |title=Aktuelle udgivelser |publisher=[[Sony Music]] |language=da |access-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412105213/http://www.sonymusic.dk/udgivelser/index.php?artist=715&publication=3989 |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Austria | rowspan="3"| May 31, 2013 | {{hlist|Digital download|CD}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.at/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266 |title=Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream - Sony Music Entertainment Austria GMBH |access-date=May 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130627213003/http://www.sonymusic.at/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266 |archive-date=June 27, 2013 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Germany | {{hlist|Digital download|CD}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.de/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266 |title=Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream - Sony Music Entertainment Germany GMBH |access-date=December 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130701024932/http://www.sonymusic.de/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266 |archive-date=July 1, 2013 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland | {{hlist|Digital download|CD}} |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.ch/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266 |title=Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream - Sony Music Entertainment Switzerland GMBH |access-date=May 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628071003/http://www.sonymusic.ch/Miguel/Kaleidoscope-Dream-Deluxe-Version/P/2727266 |archive-date=June 28, 2013 }}</ref> |}

== See also == * [[iTunes LP]] * [[List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2012|List of ''Billboard'' number-one R&B albums of 2012]] * [[Progressive soul]]

== References == {{reflist}}

== Further reading == * {{cite news|ref=none|last=Morgan|first=Clive|date=February 13, 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/9821765/Miguel-Kaleidoscope-Dream-album-track-by-track.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213222934/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/musicvideo/9821765/Miguel-Kaleidoscope-Dream-album-track-by-track.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2013|title=Video: Miguel&nbsp;– Kaleidoscope Dream&nbsp;– album track by track|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.officialmiguel.com/home}} * {{Discogs master|type=album|498551}}

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