Reflections (The Supremes album)

Reflections is the twelfth studio album recorded for Motown by Diana Ross & the Supremes. Released in 1968, it was the first regular studio LP to display the new billing of the group formerly known as "The Supremes." It contains the singles "Reflections", "In and Out of Love" and "Forever Came Today". Also included are covers of songs made famous by Martha and the Vandellas ("Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)") and The 5th Dimension ("Up, Up and Away"). Also present are songs written by other famous names, including "Bah-Bah-Bah" co-written by Motown singer Brenda Holloway with her younger sister, Patrice, an original Smokey Robinson composition titled "Then", and "What the World Needs Now Is Love" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which Motown planned to release as a single in the spring of 1968, but cancelled. It also contains a cover of Bobbie Gentry's "Ode to Billie Joe," whose original recording kept the single #2 "Reflections" from peaking at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1967, and it hit #2 on Cashbox.

The album includes the final songs the Supremes recorded with their main creative team of Holland–Dozier–Holland before the three writers/producers departed Motown over royalty and title disputes. Although Florence Ballard recorded some of this album before being fired from the group in July 1967, her replacement Cindy Birdsong along with Mary Wilson recorded several songs and appears on the album cover. One of the album's singles, "Forever Came Today", was later covered by The Jackson 5 on their 1975 album Moving Violation.

"In and Out of Love" was chosen to be the key song for the American Bandstand dance contest that year. Because of that exposure, the single remained #1 on American Bandstand's chart for an impressive four weeks. It outperformed "Reflections" with Dick Clark's audience affording the album two top three singles on that pivotal show.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

Side one

"Reflections" (Holland–Dozier–Holland)
"I'm Gonna Make It (I Will Wait for You)" (Debbie Dean, Dennis Lussier)
"Forever Came Today" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
"I Can't Make It Alone" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
"In and Out of Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
"Bah-Bah-Bah" (Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway)

Side two

"What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
"Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb)
"Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
"Then" (Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore)
"Misery Makes Its Home in My Heart" (Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore)
"Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry)

CD bonus tracks

"Stay in My Lonely Arms" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) (Previously unreleased)
"All I Know About You" (Holland-Dozier-Holland, Frank De Vol) (Previously released only as Motown 1107B (B-side of "The Happening", March 20, 1967))

Personnel

Diana Ross: lead vocals
Mary Wilson: backing vocals
Florence Ballard: backing vocals
Cindy Birdsong: backing vocals
The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow, and Louvain Demps): backing vocals
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier: producers on all tracks unless otherwise noted
Smokey Robinson: producer on "Then" and "Misery Makes Its Home in My Heart"

Singles history

"Reflections" b/w "Going Down for the Third Time" (B-side taken from The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland) (Motown 1111, July 24, 1967)
"In and Out of Love" b/w "I Guess I'll Always Love You" (B-side taken from The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland) (Motown 1116, October 25, 1967)
"Forever Came Today" b/w "Time Changes Things" (B-side taken from Meet The Supremes) (Motown 1122, February 29, 1968)

Chart history

Album

Name	Chart (1968)	Peak position
Reflections	U.S. Billboard 200	18
	U.S. Billboard R&B Albums Chart	3
	UK Albums Chart	30

Singles

Name	Chart (1967–1968)	Peak position
"Reflections"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	2
	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	4
	UK Singles Chart	5
"In and Out of Love"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	16
	UK Singles Chart	13
"Forever Came Today"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	28
	U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	17
	UK Singles Chart	28

The Supremes

Diana Ross Florence Ballard Mary Wilson Barbara Martin Cindy Birdsong Jean Terrell Lynda Laurence Scherrie Payne Susaye Greene Betty McGlown

Studio albums	Meet The Supremes (1962) Where Did Our Love Go (1964) More Hits by The Supremes (1965) I Hear a Symphony (1966) The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966) The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967) Reflections (1968) Love Child (1968) Let the Sunshine In (1969) Cream of the Crop (1969) Right On (1970) New Ways but Love Stays (1970) Touch (1971) Floy Joy (1972) The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb (1972) The Supremes (1975) High Energy (1976) Mary, Scherrie & Susaye (1976)

Duet albums	Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations (1968) Together (1969) The Magnificent 7 (1970) The Return of the Magnificent Seven (1971) Dynamite (1971)

Live albums	The Supremes at the Copa (1965) Live at London's Talk of the Town (1968) TCB (1968) On Broadway (1969) Farewell (1970) The Supremes Live! In Japan (1973)

Other albums	A Bit of Liverpool (1964) The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop (1965) We Remember Sam Cooke (1965) Merry Christmas (1965) The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967) Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" (1968)

Singles	"Tears of Sorrow" (as The Primettes) "I Want a Guy" "Buttered Popcorn" "Your Heart Belongs to Me" "Let Me Go the Right Way" "My Heart Can't Take It No More" "A Breathtaking Guy" "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" "Run, Run, Run" "Where Did Our Love Go" "Baby Love" "Come See About Me" "Stop! In the Name of Love" "Back in My Arms Again" "The Only Time I'm Happy" "Nothing but Heartaches" "Things Are Changing" "I Hear a Symphony" "Children's Christmas Song" "My World Is Empty Without You" "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" "You Can't Hurry Love" "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" "The Happening" "Reflections" "In and Out of Love" "Forever Came Today" "Some Things You Never Get Used To" "Love Child" "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" "I'm Livin' in Shame" "I'll Try Something New" "The Composer" "No Matter What Sign You Are" "The Weight" "I Second That Emotion" "Someday We'll Be Together" "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" "Up the Ladder to the Roof" "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" "Stoned Love" "River Deep – Mountain High" "Nathan Jones" "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" "Touch" "Floy Joy" "Automatically Sunshine" "Without the One You Love" "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" "Bad Weather" "Tossin' and Turnin'" "He's My Man" "Where Do I Go from Here" "Early Morning Love" "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" "High Energy" "You're My Driving Wheel" "Let Yourself Go" "Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good"

Videography	T.A.M.I. Show Greatest Hits: Live in Amsterdam Reflections: The Definitive Performances (1964–1969) Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Inspired works	Sparkle (1976 film) Dreamgirls (musical) Dreamgirls (film) Sparkle (2012 film)

Related topics	Discography Chronology Members FLOS

Book Category

References

↑ Lowe, John. Reflections at Allmusic
↑ Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Page 797: Fireside Books. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

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