The Whirlwind (album)

The Whirlwind is the third studio album by the supergroup Transatlantic, released on October 23, 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 and fourth live album Whirld Tour 2010: Live in London and More Never Is Enough: Live In Manchester & Tilburg 2010 respectively.

The bonus disc (which comes with the Special and Deluxe Editions) includes eight new studio recordings: four original Transatlantic songs and four cover songs, which are "The Return of the Giant Hogweed" by Genesis, "A Salty Dog" by Procol Harum, a combination of America's and The Beatles "I Need You" and Santana's "Soul Sacrifice". At the end of the second disc, there is a hidden track by the band, played on ukulele with vocals.

The album peaked number 21 in the Top Heatseekers chart and number 45 in the German album chart.

Track listing

 * Written and arranged by Transatlantic.

Special edition bonus disc

Notes
 * "I Need You" is a combination of The Beatles' "I Need You" and America's "I Need You"
 * "Soul Sacrifice" ends at 8:38, followed by a short silence and a hidden untitled track.

Critical reception
In 2020, The Whirlwind was named best progressive rock album of the last 20 years (2000-2019) by The Prog Report.

Transatlantic

 * Neal Morse – keyboards, acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocals
 * Mike Portnoy – drums and vocals
 * Roine Stolt – electric guitars, vocals, percussion, additional mellotron, minimoog & soundscapes
 * Pete Trewavas – bass guitar, vocals, occasional VST Synthesizer & orchestration

Additional musicians

 * Chris Carmichael – strings
 * Marc Papeghin – French horn

Production

 * Arranged & Produced by Transatlantic
 * Engineered by Jerry Guidroz
 * Mixed by Richard Mouser
 * Mastered by Robert Vosigen at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood CA