Reflections (The Supremes song)

Infobox Single
Name = Reflections


Artist = Diana Ross & the Supremes
from Album = Reflections
B-side = "Going Down for the Third Time"
Released = July 24, 1967 (U.S.)
Format = 7" Single
Recorded = Hitsville USA (Studio A)
March 2 and May 9, 1967
Genre = Psychedelic soul/pop
Length = 2:52
Label = Motown
M 1111
Writer = Holland-Dozier-Holland
Producer = Brian Holland
Lamont Dozier
Chart position =

• #2 (U.S.)
• #5 (UK)

Last single = "The Happening"
(1967)
This single = "Reflections"
(1967)
Next single = "In and Out of Love"
(1967)

"Reflections" is a 1967 hit song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. It was the first Supremes' record released under the name Diana Ross & the Supremes, and one of the last of their hit singles to be written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland. It is also one of the last singles to feature Florence Ballard, as this was recorded before she was fired on July 1.

It is an example of psychedelic soul, a musical subgenre that fused soul music and psychedelic rock during the latter half of the 1960s. Other important examples of the genre include the Norman Whitfield-produced Temptations records of the late-1960s and early-1970s. The psychedelic influence is apparent in the song's arrangement, which features one of the earliest uses of an oscillator on a major record. It was one of the last released 45s with Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson singing background.

"Reflections" made it to #2 on both the Billboard Pop Singles charts and Cashbox during the summer of 1967. In 1987, the TV series "China Beach" used "Reflections" as its theme, and included the track on its soundtrack album. The song was the namesake for the 2004 musical "Reflections".

The song has been covered by many artists, among them Michael McDonald and The Temptations. A cover by The Sweet was featured on their debut album "Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be". Leo Sayer recorded a version of the song that appears on his album "Endless Flight".

Personnel

* Diana Ross – Lead vocals
* Florence Ballard – Background vocals
* Mary Wilson – Background vocals
* The Funk Brothers – All instruments

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