Reflections (studio album)
by Gil Scott-Heron

Reflections by Gil Scott-Heron
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 13,552nd   
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71/100 (from 22 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (195th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,869th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,552nd)

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Gil Scott-Heron bestography

Reflections is ranked 5th best out of 12 albums by Gil Scott-Heron on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Gil Scott-Heron is Pieces Of A Man which is ranked number 1445 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,172.

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Reflections rankings

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Overall rank: 13,552nd | 1980s rank: 1,869th | 1981 rank: 195th

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71/100 (from 22 votes)
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From 02/17/2018 10:20 | #208521
Un grande disco che mi spiace di aver scoperto tardi. "Reflections" è un disco di poesie ma non un album di reading poetry; la musica ne ha una parte fondamentale, non è mai al servizio delle liriche ( con la parziale eccezione della conclusiva "B movie" ) . Ed è una musica ricchissima di influenze: tanta musica nera ma soprattutto il jazz, poi il soul, il funky ed anche il reggae.
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