Observations & Reflections

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
Studio album by Billy Cobham
Released	1982
Studio	Normandy Recording Studios, Warren, Rhode Island
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	Elektra/Musician
Producer	Billy Cobham

Overview

Observations & Reflections was produced by Billy Cobham.^[1]

Covers

Cobham covered "Take It To The Sky" by Earth, Wind & Fire which came off the band's 1980 album Faces.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

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.

Tracklisting

Side One

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

Side Two

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

^[1]

Musicians

• Dean Brown - guitar
• Bill Cobham - drums
• Gil Goldstein - keyboards
• Tim Landers - bass