Reflections/I’m Gonna Make It/Forever Came Today/I Can’t Make It Alone/In & Out Of Love/Bah-Bah-Bah/What The World Needs Now Is Love/Up Up & Away/Love(Makes Me Do Foolish Things)/Then/Misery Makes Its Home In My Heart/Ode To Billie Joe
Reflections was the first Supremes album to give Diana Ross separate lead singer billing. Features the top five title track plus the top twenty hit single In & Out Of Love. (US:18 UK:30)
"Despite the backdrop to which this album was thrown together, (Holland, Dozier, Holland leaving Motown, Florence Ballard being sacked and Diana Ross raising her game as the lead singer) this album is probably better than their previous ones. It contains the singles Reflections and In & Out Of Love together with some pretty decent album tracks. I must, however complain about the inclusion of an awful cover of Bobbie Gentry's classic Ode To Billy Joe. Why did Motown always insist on making The Supremes do these things?"
"A better than average album from The Supremes. I prefer side one, all of which is melodic and memorable. Side two features some oddly chosen cover songs and in my opinion pales in comparison to side one, but it's still decent stuff. This album is really the end of an era as it's the last on which Florence Ballard features prominently, having been recently sacked from the group."
"I always liked this album, and it has some excellent material, with three hit singles on it. Reflections, is their most psychedelic sounding song. This album marks the last of the HDH songs on a Supremes album before they left Motown to form their own labels. Forever Came Today is a masterpiece, with this song sounding triumphant with just sumptuous production, and again, more of a progressive sounding song, reflective of 1968. It wasn't as immediate a hit as other Supremes/HDH works, but it is one of their glorious best, very atmospheric with beautiful lyrics and a drum beat that really propels the song along."
"Side one of the Reflections LP was one of the most cohesive, satisfying suites of music from The Supremes' later 60s work. Musically, if not lyrically, this side is as close to a concept album as one could expect from The Supremes. Side two is more pop-oriented, and features several covers. Diana's vocal limitations prevent these from being excellent, especially as the background harmonies are suppressed and watered-down."
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