| Observations & Reflections | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1982 |
| Studio | Normandy Recording Studios, Warren, Rhode Island |
| Genre | Jazz fusion |
| Label | Elektra/Musician |
| Producer | Billy 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]
Observations & Reflections was produced by Billy Cobham. [1]
Cobham covered "Take It To The Sky" by Earth, Wind & Fire which came off the band's 1980 album Faces . [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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