By October 2004, the album had sold 167,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Kaleidoscope reached number 43 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album fared better in Europe, where all three singles-" Caught Out There", " Good Stuff", and " Get Along with You"-attained moderate commercial success. Kaleidoscope peaked at number 144 on the Billboard 200, and as of November 2006, it had sold 249,000 copies in the United States. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 391 in their updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The physical edition was pressed to translucent orange vinyl and was released in a two-set on March 6, 2020. The extended digital release features edits and club remixes, including a Neptunes extended remix of " Caught Out There". Kaleidoscope was reissued on February 21, 2020, in celebration of its 20th anniversary. Despite underperforming in the United States, the album saw mild success in certain international markets, including the United Kingdom, where it charted at number 43 and was certified gold. It was released on December 7, 1999, by Virgin Records, and was produced entirely by The Neptunes. Genre & Record Label Filtering: Select a musical genre and / or record label from the dropdown boxes in the lower left to filter the list of records (filtering maintains the relative rank positions of review scores).Ĭonsensus Filtering: Select a consensus level from the dropdown box in the lower left to filter based on a record's standard deviation of review scores, where a high standard deviation corresponds to a low consensus, and vice versa (consensus ranges are at 20% quantiles).Kaleidoscope is the debut studio album by American singer Kelis.
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