Reflections of My Life - wikipedia Reflections of My Life `` Reflections of My Life '' Single by Marmalade from the album Reflections of the Marmalade B - side `` Rollin ' My Thing '' Released November 14, 1969 ( 1969 - 11 - 14 ) March 1970 ( U.S. ) Format 7 '' single Recorded Decca Studio 2 West Hampstead, London Genre Rock Length 4 : 16 Label Decca Songwriter ( s ) Junior Campbell, Dean Ford Producer ( s ) The Marmalade Engineer ( s ) Bill Price ( record producer ) and Pete Rynston Marmalade singles chronology `` Butterfly '' ( 1969 ) `` Reflections of My Life '' ( 1969 ) `` Rainbow '' ( 1970 ) `` Butterfly '' ( 1969 ) `` Reflections of My Life '' ( 1969 ) `` Rainbow '' ( 1970 ) Music video `` Reflections of My Life '' on YouTube `` Reflections of My Life '' was a 1969 / 1970 hit single for the Scottish band, Marmalade. It was written by their lead guitarist Junior Campbell, and singer Dean Ford ( born Thomas McAleese ). Released in late 1969, it was the band 's first release on Decca following an earlier spell at CBS. The song went on to chart worldwide, reaching number three in the UK in 1969, number 10 in the US in 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number seven on the Cash Box Top 100. Initial sales were significant in both countries, and the one million mark was reported in November 1971, when the group was presented with a gold disc for global sales. The track featured a lead vocal by Ford backed by vocal harmonies, and included a reverse tape guitar solo by Campbell. `` Reflections of My Life '' has produced sales of over two million units. In 1998 the writers were awarded a Special Citation of Achievement by the BMI for attaining radio broadcast performances in excess of one million in the US alone. Contents 1 Recording 2 Structure 3 Guitar solo 4 In popular culture 5 Chart performance 5.1 Weekly singles charts 5.2 Year - end charts 6 References 7 External links Recording Original 1970 Decca release promo for `` Reflections of My Life '' The recording took place over three days in October 1969 at Decca Studios 2 and 1 in West Hampstead London with band members Graham Knight on bass, Alan Whitehead on Drums, Pat Fairley on acoustic guitar, and Junior Campbell on keyboards and electric guitars. Dean Ford sang lead vocal and Junior Campbell and Graham Knight provided harmony vocals. The added brass and strings were orchestrated by Keith Mansfield. `` Reflections '' was released 14 November 1969 in the UK. The Decca staff recording engineers were Bill Price ( record producer ) and Peter Rynston. Structure The song structure is unusual in that the intro, verses and choruses all share the same 8 bar sequence : G major B minor E minor G7 C major B minor A minor D7 repeated throughout. Guitar solo '' Reflections Of My Life '' US Sheet Music Cover 1970 The guitar solo in Reflections of My Life, often referred to as `` reverse '' guitar solo, was a sixteen `` bar '' sequence ( termed `` measure '' in the USA ) featured in the recording by Junior Campbell, the band 's lead guitarist. The song is in the key of G major and the solo was recorded thus : The first 4 bars were recorded as normal, with Campbell playing a long `` G '' note, tied over from the last beat of bar 3, through bar 4, with slight feedback sustaining the long note. The eight track tape was then turned over, and Campbell played against the reverse sound of the track, including his initial first four bars ensuring that he played another long `` G '' near the same point which could be cross-faded against the original -- the tape was then turned over to normal setup, and he selected just 4 bars from the reverse recording which are bars 4 - 7 inclusive -- this was cross-faded with the original at bar 4 -- lhe then picked up from bar 8 through to bar 16 as normal, so in fact, only 4 bars are actually `` reversed ''. The solo was played on his left - hand Gibson Stereo ES355 using a Sound City stack. In popular culture The recording has resurfaced on various film soundtracks as diverse as the pre-election 1998 UK Government TV campaign in support of the Good Friday Agreement to Inside Deep Throat., the documentary movie covering the life of Linda Lovelace. In October 2008, `` Reflections of My Life '' was used as the closing end titles soundtrack to an episode of the American version of the British television drama, Life on Mars. In December 2009, the song was also used at the end of the pilot of the television programme, Men of a Certain Age. It was also a notable part of the soundtrack of the 2011 HBO film Cinema Verite starring James Gandolfini, Diane Lane, and Tim Robbins. The original recording can be found on `` Fine Cuts - The Best Of Marmalade '' Salvo MDCD26, 2 CD compilation, and on various earlier releases on Sanctuary Records compilations, including Marmalade : The Ultimate Collection, and Rainbow - The Decca Years. It is also available on Rhino Records ', Super Hits of the ' 70s : Have a Nice Day, Vol. 2. Australian pop, rock group, Flake, had a top 40 hit on the Go - Set National Top 60 with their cover version in January 1971. Marmalade 's original version had peaked at No. 47. Chart performance Weekly singles charts Chart ( 1969 -- 70 ) Peak position Australia 47 Canada 6 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 9 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 20 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 9 New Zealand ( Listener ) 13 Norway ( VG - lista ) 8 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 1970 ) Rank Australia 163 Canada 85 UK 51 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 43 U.S. Cash Box 29 References ^ Jump up to : Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 351. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Reflections of My Life - Marmalade Song Info ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. ^ Jump up to : Murrells, Joseph ( 1978 ). The Book of Golden Discs ( 2nd ed. ). London : Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. 263 -- 264. ISBN 0 - 214 - 20512 - 6. Jump up ^ `` THE MARMALADE ''. Carlinmusic.com. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Inside Deep Throat : Soundtracks ''. IMDb. com. Retrieved November 1, 2009. Jump up ^ Tim Sendra ( 2005 - 05 - 24 ). `` The Ultimate Collection - Marmalade Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Rainbow : The Decca Years - Marmalade Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. 2002 - 09 - 24. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ Bruce Eder. `` Super Hits of the ' 70s : Have a Nice Day, Vol. 2 - Various Artists Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ McFarlane, Ian ( 1999 ). `` Encyclopedia entry for ' Flake ' ''. Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1 - 86508 - 072 - 1. Archived from the original on 1 September 2004. Jump up ^ Nimmervoll, Ed ( 3 April 1971 ). `` National Top 60 ''. Go - Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 9 January 2017. ^ Jump up to : Steffen Hung. `` Forum - 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016 - 06 - 02. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada ''. Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- The Marmalade -- Reflections of My Life '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- The Marmalade -- Reflections of My Life ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- The Marmalade -- Reflections of My Life '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` flavour of new zealand - search listener ''. Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- The Marmalade -- Reflections of My Life ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Marmalade : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Marmalade : Chart History ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1970 - UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1970 / Top 100 Songs of 1970 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 07. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Marmalade Junior Campbell Dean Ford Mike Japp Singles `` I See the Rain '' `` Lovin ' Things `` Ob - La - Di, Ob - La - Da '' `` Reflections of My Life '' `` Talking in Your Sleep '' Related articles `` Hallelujah Freedom '' `` Sweet Illusion '' Book : Marmalade Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reflections_of_My_Life&oldid=799335016 '' Categories : 1969 singles Decca Records singles London Records singles Marmalade ( band ) songs 1969 songs Songs written by Junior Campbell Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 7 September 2017, at 02 : 03. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who wrote the song reflections of my life
Answer: Junior Campbell