Released October 1974 Artist Spooky Tooth Label Island Records | The Mirror
(1974) Cross Purpose
(1999) Release date October 1974 | |
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Genres Rock music, Psychedelic rock, Pop music Producers Eddie Kramer, Gary Wright, Mick Jones Similar Spooky Tooth albums, Rock music albums | ||
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The Mirror is a rock album by the British band Spooky Tooth. It was the first Spooky Tooth album to be released without contributions from Mike Harrison. It also was their last album for nearly twenty five years, to be followed by Cross Purpose in 1999. The album was released in October, 1974, one month after group members had permanently disbanded. Members went on to form such bands as Foreigner and The Only Ones.
Contents
Spooky tooth the mirror
Side one
- "Fantasy Satisfier" (Mick Jones, Gary Wright) – 4:37
- "Two Time Love" (Jones, Mike Patto, Wright) – 3:30
- "Kyle" (Wright, Bill Elliott, Bob Purvis) – 3:36
- "Women and Gold" (Wright) – 3:36
- "Higher Circles" (Wright) – 5:23
Side two
- "Hell or High Water" (Patto, Wright) – 5:07
- "I'm Alive" (Wright, T Wright) – 4:12
- "The Mirror" (Jones, Patto, Wright) – 5:21
- "The Hoofer" (Patto, Wright) – 3:57
Personnel
Reception
A review in the website Allmusic rates the album four stars out of five, with the reviewer stating "Elements of pop and gospel/R&B are all combined into a seamless rock delivery on The Mirror, giving the record a depth that is rare in the Spooky Tooth catalog.
Use of samples
The title track "The Mirror" was sampled in Atmosphere's seminal track "Trying to Find a Balance" of their 2003 album Seven's Travels.
Songs
1Fantasy Satisfier4:39
2Two Time Love3:30
3Kyle3:48