Reflections (The 5th Dimension album)

Reflections is a compilation album by the American pop group the 5th Dimension, released in 1971.

Reflections
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1971
LabelBell
The 5th Dimension chronology
Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes
(1971)
Reflections
(1971)
The 5th Dimension / Live!!
(1971)

Overview

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It contains songs from while the band was recording for Soul City Records. It includes four songs that were originally released as A-side singles, although only one was a Top 20 hit ("California Soul", #25; "Blowin' Away", #21; "Carpet Man", #29; "Workin' On a Groovy Thing", #20). Bell Records released Greatest Hits on Earth the following year, which would include The 5th Dimension's biggest hits from both current label Bell Records and prior label Soul City Records.

The #16 hit "Go Where You Wanna Go" – The 5th Dimension's first Top 20 single – does not appear on either album nor did it appear on their original Greatest Hits compilation for Soul City, a Top 5 smash in 1970. The song only appears on The July 5th Album, released in 1970 and a compilation akin to a Greatest Hits, Volume 2. It was rated three stars by AllMusic.[1]

Chart performance

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The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated November 6, 1971, peaking at No. 112 during a seven-week run on the chart.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "California Soul"
  2. "Let It Be Me"
  3. "Sunshine of Your Love"
  4. "Poor Side of Town"
  5. "Ticket to Ride"
  6. "Blowin' Away"
  7. "Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
  8. "Carpet Man"
  9. "Those Were the Days"
  10. "It'll Never Be The Same Again"
  11. "California My Way"

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart peaks for Reflections
Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LP's[2] 112
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums[3] 94

References

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  1. Reflections - The 5th Dimension | Album | AllMusic, retrieved June 30, 2025
  2. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1945–1972. Record Research. p. 52. LCCN 74075179. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  3. Hoffmann, Frank W. (1975). The Cashbox Album Charts, 1955–1974. Scarecrow Press. p. 120. Retrieved April 26, 2026.