The Reflections - Complete Recordings 1963 - 1966
Detroit-based the Reflections were a five-man group schooled in doo wop who scored in 1964 on Ed Wingate's Golden World label with '(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet,' written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman. (Gorman later wrote songs for Motown ('Please Mr. Postman' and 'Forever') and formed the Originals, who hit with 'Baby I'm for Real.')
The Reflections were Phil Castrodale, Ray Steinberg, Tony Micale, Danny Bennie, and Johnny Dean. The group's first recording was a remake of the Five Satins' 'In the Still of the Night' on Tigre, which did well in some Midwestern markets. Their Golden World debut, '(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet,' cracked the Top Ten before settling at the number six position.
They recorded seven more 45s for Golden World, but none were as successful as '(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet.' 'Like Columbus Did' cracked the pop 100, but only by four slots, hanging at number 96. 'Poor Man's Son,' the Reflections' sixth Golden World single, almost cracked the Top 40 but stopped climbing at number 55. Other singles -- 'Talking About My Girl,' '(I'm Just) A Henpecked Guy,' 'Shabby Little Hut,' 'Wheelin' and Dealin',' 'Out of the Picture,' and their final single, 'Girl in the Candy Store' -- did nothing.
1. (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet [Mono Version]
2. Oowee Now Now [Mono Version]
3. Like Columbus Did [Mono Version]
4. Talkin' About My Girl [Mono Version]
5. (I'm Just) A Henpecked Guy [Mono Version]
6. Can't You Tell by the Look in My Eyes [Mono Version]
7. Lonely Girl [Mono Version]
8. Don't Do That to Me [Mono Version]
9. You're My Baby (And Don't You Forget It) [Mono Version]
10. Deborah Ann [Mono Version]
11. Shabby Little Hut [Mono Version]
12. On Broadway [Mono Version]
13. Poor Man's Son [Mono Version]
14. Comin' at You [Mono Version]
15. Gonna Turn the Place Out [Mono Version]
16. Couldn't Make It Like That [Mono Version]
17. June Bride [Mono Version]
18. Wheelin' & Dealin' [Mono Version]
19. Girl in the Candy Store [Mono Version]
20. Out of the Picture [Mono Version]
21. Your Kind of Love [Mono Version]
22. Vito's House [Mono Version]
23. Like Adam & Eve [Mono Version]
24. You're Gonna Find Out (You Need Me) [Mono Version]
25. Long Cigarette [Mono Version]
26. Escape from Cuba (As the High and the Mighty) [Mono Version]
27. Tryin' to Stop Cryin' (As the High and the Mighty) [Mono Version]
28. Helpless [Mono Version]
29. You Said Good Bye [Mono Version]
30. I Love the Life I Live (And I Live the Life I Love) [Mono Version]
31. (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet [Stereo]
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