Transatlantic – The Whirlwind

by | Mar 25, 2013 | Featured Album

The Whirlwind is the third studio album by the band Transatlantic, released on 23 October 2009. It is available in three formats: a standard edition, a double disc special edition and a deluxe edition with a 105 minute making-of DVD.

The main album, while indexed into twelve tracks, is considered one song. It is represented as one track on the band’s third live album Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London.

The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs. At the end of the second disc, there is a hidden track by the band, played on ukulele with vocals.

Track listing

  • Written & Arranged By Transatlantic.
No. Title Length
1. “The Whirlwind” [1]

I. “Overture / Whirlwind” (9:54)
II. “The Wind Blew Them All Away” (6:10)
III. “On The Prowl” (6:03)
IV. “A Man Can Feel” (6:35)
V. “Out Of The Night” (4:22)
VI. “Rose Colored Glasses” (7:54)
VII. “Evermore” (4:10)
VIII. “Set Us Free” (5:03)
IX. “Lay Down Your Life” (5:11)
X. “Pieces Of Heaven” (2:17)
XI. “Is It Really Happening?” (8:11)
XII. “Dancing With Eternal Glory / Whirlwind (Reprise)” (12:04)”
77:54

Special edition bonus disc

No. Title Writer(s) Original Artist Length
1. “Spinning” Stolt, Portnoy, Trewavas, Morse 9:58
2. “Lenny Johnson” Stolt 4:20
3. “For Such A Time” Morse, Trewavas 5:22
4. “Lending A Hand” Trewavas 8:43
5. “The Return of the Giant Hogweed” Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford Genesis 8:26
6. “A Salty Dog” Gary Brooker Procol Harum 4:59
7. “I Need You” George Harrison and Gerry Beckley America / The Beatles 4:39
8. “Soul Sacrifice” Santana Santana 10:00
Total length:
 56:27
  • Note: “I Need You” is a combination of The Beatles’ “I Need You” and America’s “I Need You”
  • Note: “Soul Sacrifice” ends at 8:38, followed by silence and a hidden track.