The Reflections (Detroit band)

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The Reflections are an American blue-eyed soul/doo-wop group from Detroit, Michigan, United States. [1] They had one hit single in 1964 called "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet", written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman. [2] The song was produced by Rob Reeco on Golden World Records. [1] The disc reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, [1] and number 9 on the Cash Box chart. The record was even more popular in rhythm and blues locations, reaching number 3 on that Cashbox chart, and was featured on American Bandstand as a "spotlight dance". [3] A cover version by new wave band Mental As Anything hit number 27 on the Australian charts in 1980. [4]

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"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" and "Adam and Eve" were popular on the Northern soul scene. [5] After a few more records that were moderate successes on the national charts, Ray Steinberg left the group for other interests. As a foursome, The Reflections continued recording and making TV appearances. In 1965, they made their one and only movie appearance in Winter-A-Go-Go, performing "I'm Sweet On You". They were signed to the same Detroit R&B label as their blue-eyed soul peers, The Flaming Ember and The Shades Of Blue. [6]

Original group members

Discography with Billboard (BB) & Cashbox (CB) chart positions

Singles

Album

Side 1

  1. "(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet"
  2. "Talkin' About My Girl"
  3. "Can't You Tell By the Look in my Eyes"
  4. "Deborah Ann"
  5. "On Broadway"
  6. "Don't Do That to Me"

Side 2

  1. "Like Columbus Did"
  2. "June Bride"
  3. "Gonna Turn the Place Out"
  4. "Lonely Girl"
  5. "Oowee Now Now"
  6. "Couldn't Make It Like That"

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2066. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
  2. ""Just Like Romeo and Juliet"". BMI Repertoire Index.
  3. "Spotlight Dance "Just Like Romeo & Juliet" (1964)". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   978-0-646-11917-5.
  5. "The Golden World Story". Soulfuldetroit.com. March 8, 1965. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  6. "Shades of Blue | Biography & History". AllMusic .
  7. "John Henry Dean III Obituary". Schrader-Howell Funeral Home. March 11, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.