Mirrors (Blue Öyster Cult album)

Mirrors (Blue Öyster Cult album)
Mirrors
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released June 1979 (1979-06)
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 36:34
Label Columbia
Producer Tom Werman
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Some Enchanted Evening
(1978)
Mirrors
(1979)
Cultösaurus Erectus
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[1]
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Mirrors is the sixth studio album by Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1979. The album is notable for a collaboration with British fantasy/science-fiction author Michael Moorcock who co-wrote a song based on his novel The Fireclown. "The Great Sun Jester" is the first of several Moorcock co-writing credits with the band.

After the success of 1976's Platinum Agents of Fortune, 1977's Platinum Spectres and 1978's Platinum live effort Some Enchanted Evening, the fact that Mirrors struggled to reach Gold status was disappointing to band and label alike.[citation needed] According to interviews with the band and the production staff, the intent for this album was to make a high charting and glossy production, however the backlash felt from this attempt is a reason for their future pairing with Martin Birch, and their attempt to return to a darker sound.

"In Thee" was written by Allen Lanier. It went in to the chart at 71. A live version is featured on their 1998 album Heaven Forbid, it features two acoustic guitars and was a popular "in concert" moment from this era. The line "Jim says some destinies should not be delivered" references the Jim Carroll Band song "Day and Night."

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Dr. Music" (Richard Meltzer, Joe Bouchard, Donald Roeser) - 3:10
  2. "The Great Sun Jester" (Michael Moorcock, John Trivers, Eric Bloom) - 4:48
  3. "In Thee" (Allen Lanier) - 3:48
  4. "Mirrors" (Roeser, B. Abbott) - 3:44
  5. "Moon Crazy" (J. Bouchard) - 4:06

Side two

  1. "The Vigil" (D. Roeser, Sandra Roeser) - 6:25
  2. "I Am the Storm" (J. Bouchard, R. Binder) - 3:42
  3. "You're not the One (I Was Looking for)" (Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard) - 3:14
  4. "Lonely Teardrops" (Lanier) - 3:37

Personnel

References



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