Reflection (Pentangle album)
Reflection is an album recorded in 1971 by folk-rock band Pentangle.
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| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Recorded | March 1971 | |||
| Studio | Command Studios and Olympic Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Folk, folk rock[1] | |||
| Length | 39:34 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic | |||
| Producer | Bill Leader | |||
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The album was recorded over a three-week period in March 1971, at a time when the tensions between the band members were high. Different band members were continually threatening to leave and attendance by Jansch and Renbourn at the recording sessions was dependent on their state of sobriety.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Allmusic highly praised the album in their retrospective review, calling the most attention to Jansch and Renbourn's acoustic guitar duets and McShee's vocals. They singled out "Wedding Dress" ("a fabulous meeting of Celtic, country, and, believe it or not, funk") and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" ("the group was further exploring new musical ground, this time with traditional American folk/gospel") as especially strong tracks.[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Terry Cox, Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee, John Renbourn, and Danny Thompson, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wedding Dress" | Traditional | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Omie Wise" | Traditional | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" | Traditional | 4:06 |
| 4. | "When I Get Home" | 4:55 | |
| 5. | "Rain and Snow" | Traditional | 3:49 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Helping Hand" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "So Clear" | 4:49 |
| 8. | "Reflection" | 11:14 |
Release history
Reflection was released in 1971 in the UK as Transatlantic TRA24O. The U.S. release, also in 1971, was Reprise R56463.
Personnel
- Pentangle
- Terry Cox – drums, percussion, vocals
- Bert Jansch – acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals
- Jacqui McShee – vocals
- John Renbourn – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
- Danny Thompson – double bass
References
- Reflection at AllMusic
- Harper, Colin (2006). Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues Revival (paperback edn.). Bloomsbury. p. 229. ISBN 0-7475-8725-6.