| Reflections | ||||
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| Studio album by New York Rock & Roll Ensemble | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 34:54 | |||
| Label | Atco | |||
| Producer | Manos Hadjidakis, Adrian Barber, Bruce Tergesen | |||
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Reflections is a 1970 album composed by Manos Hatzidakis and performed by New York Rock & Roll Ensemble.
Manos Hatzidakis was a Greek composer and theorist of Greek music. He was also one of the main proponents of the "Éntekhno" form of music . In 1960 he received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his song Never on Sunday from the film of the same name.
The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble was a rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, whose music was described as "classical baroque rock". The group performed wearing classical musician's attire, white tie and tailcoat.
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The album was originally composed in New York City where Manos Hatzidakis was living since 1966. The lyrics are in English.
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In 1993 the album was re-released with new lyrics in Greek, which were written by Nikos Gatsos and performed by Aliki Kagialoglou.
In 2005 an adaptation of the album by the Greek band Raining Pleasure was released.
Raining Pleasure is an indie/rock band originating from Patras, Greece, often credited with spearheading the newest wave of Greek bands with English lyrics. The band was formed in September 1990 under the name "Rest in Peace". A year after their formation the band started appearing live locally. In 1992, they changed their name to Raining Pleasure and started touring Greece. In 1994, the band self-recorded and released a demo of their work ; since then, most of its songs have been rerecorded and included in their studio albums. For two more years, the band continued touring Greece and, in 1996, had three of its songs released through Pop & Rock 's magazine compilation Dytiki Akti '96.
