Observations & Reflections

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

Observations & Reflections
Studio album by Billy Cobham
Released	1982
Studio	Normandy Recording Studios, Warren, Rhode Island
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	Elektra
Producer	Billy Cobham

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

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Billboard	(favourable)[5]
Detroit Free Press	(favourable)[6]

Tracklisting

Side One

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jailbait"	Tim Landers	5:10
2.	"M.S.R"	Dean Brown	5:22
3.	"Arroyo"	Billy Cobham	7:56

Side Two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
4.	"Chiquita Linda"	Gil Goldstein	5:56
5.	"Take It To The Sky"	Garry Glenn, Larry Dunn, Maurice White	4:11
6.	"Observations & Reflections"	Billy Cobham	10:03

[1]

References

1. 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. secondhandsongs.com.
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.