Observations & Reflections
Studio album by
Billy Cobham
Released1982
StudioNormandy Recording Studios, Warren, Rhode Island
GenreJazz fusion
LabelElektra/Musician
ProducerBilly Cobham

Observations & Reflections is a studio album by jazz fusion drummer Billy Cobham, released in 1982 on the Elektra/Musician label.[1] The album rose to No. 25 on the Billboard Top Jazz LPs chart.[2]

Overview

Observations & Reflections was produced by Billy Cobham.[1]

Covers

Cobham covered "Take It To The Sky" by Earth, Wind & Fire which came off the band's 1980 album Faces.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Billboard(favourable)[5]
Detroit Free Press(favourable)[6]

The album was released to favorable reviews, and continued to gain momentum through the years.

Tracklisting

Side One

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jailbait"Tim Landers5:10
2."M.S.R"Dean Brown5:22
3."Arroyo"Billy Cobham7:56

Side Two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Chiquita Linda"Gil Goldstein5:56
5."Take It To The Sky"Garry Glenn, Larry Dunn, Maurice White4:11
6."Observations & Reflections"Billy Cobham10:03

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Musicians

References

  1. 1 2 3 Billy Cobham: Observations & Reflections. Elektra Records. 1982.
  2. ↑ Top Jazz LPs. Billboard Magazine. July 31, 1982. p. 36.
  3. ↑ Take It to the Sky by Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Taylor, Robert. "Billy Cobham: Observations & Reflections". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  5. ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard Magazine. June 12, 1982. p. 96.
  6. ↑ Graff, Gary (September 19, 1982). "Jazz: Eclectic Electrics get Better and Better". newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. p. 64.
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