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{{Infobox album
| name       = SMPT:e
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Transatlantic (band)|Transatlantic]]
| cover      = Transatlantic_SMPTe.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = March 21, 2000
| recorded   = June–July 1999
| studio     = Millbrook Studios, [[New York City|New York]]
| genre      = [[Progressive rock]]
| length     = 77:11
| label      = [[Metal Blade]], Radiant
| producer   = Transatlantic
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Bridge Across Forever]]
| next_year  = 2001
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r468168 |title=SMPTe - Transatlantic &#124; AllMusic |first=Robert |last=Taylor |work=allmusic.com |year=2011 |accessdate=August 3, 2011 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514010900/http://www.allmusic.com/album/smpte-mw0000056774 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev2      = 
| rev2Score = 
}}
'''''SMPT:e''''' (from '''''S'''tolt'''M'''orse'''P'''ortnoy'''T'''r'''e'''wavas'') is the first album of the [[progressive rock]] [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Transatlantic (band)|Transatlantic]].  The title is a play on words: it's both a combination of the band members' initials and a reference about [[SMPTE]] ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|m|p|t|iː}}), a type of [[time code]] used in recording technology.

The song "In Held ('Twas) in I" was originally recorded by progressive rock band [[Procol Harum]] in 1967 (released on the album ''[[Shine on Brightly]]'', in 1968) and was widely regarded as the first progressive rock epic.

==Track listing==
All songs by [[Neal Morse]], [[Mike Portnoy]], [[Pete Trewavas]], and [[Roine Stolt]], except where noted.
{{tracklist
| headline        =
| total_length    = 77:11
| all_writing     =
| writing_credits = 
| title1          = All of the Above"
*I. "Full Moon Rising"
*II. "October Winds"
*III. "Camouflaged in Blue"
*IV. "Half Alive"
*V. "Undying Love"
*VI. "Full Moon Rising (Reprise)
| writer1         = 
| length1         = 30:59
*7:11
*5:54
*5:22
*2:02
*3:57
*6:33
| title2          = We All Need Some Light
| note2           = [[Neal Morse]]
| writer2         = 
| length2         = 5:44
| title3          = Mystery Train
| writer3         = 
| length3         = 6:51
| title4          = My New World
| writer4         = 
| length4         = 16:15
| title5          = In Held ('Twas) in I" ([[Gary Brooker]]/[[Matthew Fisher (musician)|Matthew Fisher]]/[[Keith Reid]], arranged by Morse/Stolt/Portnoy/Trewavas)
*I. "Glimpses of Nirvana"
*II. "In the Autumn of My Madness"
*III. "Look to Your Soul"
*IV. "Grand Finale (Instrumental)
| note5           = 
| writer5         = 
| length5         = 17:21
}}

===Limited edition bonus disc===
{{tracklist
| extra_column    = Original Artist
| headline        = 
| total_length    = 37:19
| all_writing     = 
| writing_credits = 
| title1          = My New World (Part 1)
| note1           = [[Neal Morse]] on lead vocals, different lyrics, alternative mix
| writer1         = 
| extra1          = Stolt
| length1         = 7:40
| title2          = My New World (Part 2)
| note2           = [[Neal Morse]] on lead vocals, different lyrics, alternative mix
| writer2         = 
| extra2          = Stolt
| length2         = 8:41
| title3          = We All Need Some Light
| note3           = [[Roine Stolt]] on lead vocals, alternative mix
| writer3         = 
| extra3          = Morse
| length3         = 5:42
| title4          = [[Honky Tonk Women]]
| note4           = Studio Jam
| extra4          = [[The Rolling Stones]]
| writer4         = 
| length4         = 1:54
| title5          = [[Oh! Darling]]
| note5           = Studio Jam
| extra5          = [[The Beatles]]
| writer5         = 
| length5         = 2:30
| title6          = My Cruel World
| note6           = Original Demo
| extra6          = Stolt
| length6         = 10:43
| title7          = Interactive Section
| note7           = Non audio
}}

==Personnel==
'''Transatlantic'''
*[[Roine Stolt]] — [[Electric guitar|electric]] and [[Twelve-string guitar|12-string acoustic]] guitars, [[lead vocals]] (4), [[Mellotron]]s, [[percussion]]
*[[Neal Morse]] — [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], lead (all but 4) and [[backing vocals|backing]] vocals, [[Acoustic Guitar|acoustic]] and [[Electric guitar|electric]] guitars
*[[Mike Portnoy]] — [[drums]], backing vocals
*[[Pete Trewavas]] — [[Warwick (bass guitar)|bass]], lead (all but 4) and backing vocals, [[Moog Taurus]] pedals

==Production==
*Arranged & Produced by Transatlantic
*Engineered by Chris Cubeta
*Additional Engineering by Stewart Every (for Pete's recordings at the Racket Club, UK)
*Mixed by Rich Mouser at The Mouse House, Los Angeles, CA November 1999
*Mastered by Vlado Meller at Sony Music Studios NYC January 2000
*Cover art and additional booklet art by Per Nordin (nota bene: 2 different covers. This article displays the European cover. The US / International cover is different, also by Per Nordin). The reason for 2 different covers was that the European company InsideOut was tired of so many blue covers. The artist therefore made this cover for the European edition (now rarely seen in print).

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Germany3|66|artist=Transatlantic|album=SMPTE (Stolt Morse Portnoy Trewavas)|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 10, 2014}}
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|50|id=27198|artist=TransAtlantic|album=SMPTE (Stolt Morse Portnoy Trewavas)|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 7, 2021}}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:2000 debut albums]]
[[Category:Transatlantic (band) albums]]
[[Category:Inside Out Music albums]]
[[Category:Metal Blade Records albums]]