Day for Night (Spock's Beard album)

Day for Night
Studio album by Spock's Beard
Released	March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23)
Genre	Progressive rock, symphonic rock
Length	61:21
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Neal Morse and Spock's Beard
Spock's Beard chronology
The Kindness of Strangers (1998) Day for Night (1999) V (2000)

Day for Night is the fourth studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard.

The multi-part epic "The Healing Colors of Sound" comprises tracks 8 through 14 on the album.^[1]

A CD single promoting the track "Skin" 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rock Hard	[3]

All songs by Neal Morse, except where noted.

1. "Day for Night" – 7:34
2. "Gibberish" – 4:18
3. "Skin" – 3:58
4. "The Distance to the Sun" – 5:11
5. "Crack the Big Sky" – 9:59
6. "The Gypsy" – 7:28
7. "Can't Get It Wrong" (Nick D'Virgilio, Alan Morse, N. Morse) – 4:12
8. "The Healing Colors of Sound" – 21:44
   • I. "The Healing Colors of Sound Part 1" – 2:22
   • II. "My Shoes" – 4:16
   • III. "Mommy Comes Back" – 4:50
   • IV. "Lay It Down" – 3:18
   • V. "The Healing Colors of Sound Part 2" – 3:17
   • VI. "My Shoes (Revisited)" – 3:54
   • VII. "Urban Noise" - 0:42

European edition bonus track

1. "Hurt" – 3:09

Personnel

• Neal Morse – lead vocals, piano, all synths, acoustic guitar^[4]
• Alan Morse – electric guitar, mellotron, vocals
• Dave Meros – bass, vocals
• Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion, vocals
• Ryo Okumoto – hammond organ, mellotron

Additional musicians

• John Garr - Saxophone (5)
• Joy Worland - French horn (7-8)
• Eric Brenton, Tom Tally, John Krovoza - Strings section (8)
• Byron House - String bass and cello (2,7)

References