The album's writing also marked the beginning of Miguel's use of guitar as an instrument through which to compose songs. He sought to play a larger creative role than he had on All I Want Is You, with more involvement in the production and songwriting, writing or co-writing every song on the album. Miguel worked on Kaleidoscope Dream for approximately three months. Totally unrepressed and totally creative." Writing and recording Alicia Keys (pictured in 2008) co-wrote and sang on "Where's the Fun in Forever". 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." 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. Inspired by his more alternative musical influences, he wanted to change the sound and expectations of R&B songs on urban radio. Miguel sought to rebrand himself artistically with the second album. He said that the experience of balancing creativity and business sense on his first album made him more confident in his approach to Kaleidoscope Dream. 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, having felt pressure into being marketed as one by Jive. As its singles received radio airplay and Miguel toured in its promotion, the album became a sleeper hit and helped him grow an audience and commercial exposure, along with his fervent concert performances.
Miguel released his debut album All I Want Is You in November 2010 after it had been shelved by Jive Records for two years, It sold poorly at first and was underpromoted by Jive, amid the label's dissolution. 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. Kaleidoscope Dream debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 71,000 copies, eventually selling 535,000 copies total by 2015. The album was promoted further with three singles, including his biggest hit yet " Adorn", and his touring in North America and Europe from 2012 to 2013.
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In marketing Kaleidoscope Dream, Miguel previewed the songs virally through a series of free EPs. 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. With his studio personnel, he incorporated dense bass lines, buzzing synthesizers, and hazy, reverbed sounds into a musical style that draws on pop, funk, rock, soul, electronic, and psychedelic genres. 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. 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. After the commercial breakthrough of his debut album All I Want Is You (2010), Miguel pursued a greater creative role on Kaleidoscope Dream as its principal writer and producer. It was released on September 25, 2012, by Black Ice Records, ByStorm Entertainment, and RCA Records. Kaleidoscope Dream is the second studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Miguel.
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