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"Reflections of My Life" was a 1969/1970 hit single for the Scottish band, Marmalade. [2] It was written by their lead guitarist Junior Campbell and singer Dean Ford (credited to his birth name, Thomas McAleese). [3] Released in late 1969, it was the band's first release on Decca following an earlier spell at CBS. [4]
Their greatest chart success was between 1968 and 1972, placing ten songs on the UK Singles Chart, and many overseas territories, including international hits "Reflections of My Life", which reached No. 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart and No. 3 on the UK chart in January 1970, and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", which topped the UK chart in January ...
"Rainbow" was the follow-up single to the UK top-three and US top-ten single "Reflections of My Life". Billboard wrote that "this folk flavored rhythm ballad follow up has all the sales and chart potency of the recent smash". [3]
His most recent collaboration was with former Badfinger guitarist Joe Tansin in 2012, including recording a notable latter day version of his biggest success, "Reflections of My Life". With the support of crowdfunding, Ford completed production of a second solo album of original material entitled Feel My Heartbeat. in 2017. [8]
Junior Campbell (born William Campbell Jnr, 31 May 1947) is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. [1] He was a founding member, lead guitarist, pianist, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See the Rain" and "Rainbow".
It reignited this love of ’80s music and specifically the attitude towards the music and the lyrics. It’s almost naive. There’s an earnestness and an openheartedness, even in the production.
"Listen, you're gonna be paid for the rest of your life off of this," she said days before the performance. "People are gonna be knocking at your doors. They don't have to pay me, but if they were ...
"Reflections" is a 1967 song recorded by American soul music group The Supremes for the Motown label. The single release was the first Supremes record credited to "Diana Ross and the Supremes", and the song was one of the last Motown hits to be written and produced by Holland–Dozier–Holland before they left the label.