Mirrors (Blue Öyster Cult album)
Mirrors is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 19, 1979. It was the first BÖC album not produced by long-time producer and manager Sandy Pearlman, instead being produced by Tom Werman. Background. After the success of 1976's Platinum "Agents of Fortune", 1977's Gold "Spectres" and 1978's Platinum live effort "Some Enchanted Evening", the fact that "Mirrors" struggled to reach Gold status disappointed band and label alike. According to interviews with the band and production staff, the intent for this album was to  make a high-charting record with glossy production; however, the backlash from this attempt led to the band's future pairing with Martin Birch and an attempt to return to a darker sound. Songs. Allen Lanier's acoustic ballad "In Thee" charted at No. 74. The song's line "Jim says some destinies should not be delivered" references the Jim Carroll Band song "Day and Night." "The Great Sun Jester" was co-written by Eric Bloom, John Trivers, and British fantasy/science-fiction author Michael Moorcock based on Moorcock's novel "The Fireclown". This would be the first of several  songs that Moorcock would co-write with the band. Artwork. The album front cover image is a photorealistic painting by Loren Salazar, of a side-view mirror. The album’s inner sleeve is an image from the house of mirrors scene in ‘’The Lady From Shanghai’’.