Flying Colors (Flying Colors album)

Flying Colors is the debut studio album by the American supergroup Flying Colors, released on 26 March 2012. It debuted at No. 9 on Billboard's Hard Rock chart,[7] and No. 11 on the BBC's Rock Album charts.[8] The album art is based on the artwork Blown Away[9] by artist and sculptor Jim Bond, as photographed by John Coombes.

Flying Colors
Cover art
Studio album by Flying Colors
Released	March 26, 2012[1]
Recorded	January–March 2011
Genre	Rock,[2] alternative rock,[3] progressive rock,[4] hard rock[5]
Length	60:26
Label	Mascot Label Group
Producer	Peter Collins
Flying Colors chronology
Flying Colors (2012) Second Nature (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard (de)	8.5/10[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blue Ocean"	7:05
2.	"Shoulda Coulda Woulda"	4:32
3.	"Kayla"	5:20
4.	"The Storm"	4:53
5.	"Forever in a Daze"	3:56
6.	"Love Is What I'm Waiting For"	3:36
7.	"Everything Changes"	6:55
8.	"Better Than Walking Away"	4:57
9.	"All Falls Down"	3:22
10.	"Fool in My Heart"	3:48
11.	"Infinite Fire"	12:02

Personnel

Flying Colors

• Steve Morse – lead and rhythm guitar
• Casey McPherson – Lead vocals, co-lead vocals (1, 3, 7, 10, 11)
• Neal Morse – keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals (1, 3, 7, 11)
• Dave LaRue – bass guitar
• Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion, co-lead vocals on "Fool In My Heart"

Production

• Bill Evans – executive producer, production engineer, cover art, arrangement
• Peter Collins – producer
• Jerry Guidroz - recording engineer, studio engineer
• Michael Brauer - mix engineer
• Howie Weinberg - mastering engineer
• Roy Koch - layout

References

1. "Flying Colors debut album released 5 years ago". The Prog Report. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
2. "Flying Colors still at #11 on UK Charts". twitter.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
3. "Reviews". flyingcolorsmusic.com. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
4. "Flying Colors – Flying Colors (2012)". musicalindulgence.wordpress.com. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
5. "Flying Colors Debuts in Billboard's Top-10 Hard Rock Albums". flyingcolorsmusic.com. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
6. Rensen, Michael. "Rock Hard review". issue 299. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
7. "Flying Colors Debuts in Billboard's Top-10 Hard Rock Albums". flyingcolorsmusic.com. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
8. "Flying Colors still at #11 on UK Charts". twitter.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
9. "Blown Away". Retrieved August 15, 2019.