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Released | 1974 | |||
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Producer | Balhard G. Falk | |||
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Faces in Reflection is the third studio album by American keyboardist George Duke issued in 1974 on MPS Records. [2] The album reached No. 31 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. [3]
Faces in Reflection was produced by Balhard G. Falk. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Opening" | George Duke | 3:19 |
2. | "Capricorn" | Duke, Rick Holmes | 5:06 |
3. | "Piano Solo No. 1 & 2" | Duke | 2:22 |
4. | "Psychosomatic Dung" | Duke | 5:03 |
5. | "Faces in Reflection No. 1" | Duke | 3:42 |
6. | "Maria Tres Filhos" | Fernando Brant, Milton Nascimento | 5:09 |
7. | "North Beach" | Duke | 6:19 |
8. | "Da Somba" | Duke | 6:18 |
9. | "Faces in Reflection No. 2" | Duke | 2:22 |
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