What Happened to Marmalade?

"Reflections Of My Life" is without doubt in my opinion one of the greatest pops songs ever written.

It was interesting when a much older Dean Ford rerecorded Reflections of My Life prior to his passing. It was a little sad to see him sing it later in life as if he was living out his life in the song. He did an amazing job with his rerecording. It was as if he was saying goodbye.

Reflections is the most beautiful song ever its reflects my life ,love it xxx

This one my favorite bands here are my top 10 Marmalade songs 10 - Lovin' Things 09 - Falling Apart at the Seams 08 - Wait for Me Mary-Anne 07 - Sweet Little Lady 06 - Baby Make It Soon 05 - Rainbow 04 - Back on the Road 03 - Cousin Norman 02 - Reflections of My Life 01 - I See the Rain

I was in Vietnam in 1970 when I first heard Reflections, when I hear this song today it takes me back to 1970. I guess its a anti war song but I never made the connection at the time.

"Reflections of My Life" was VERY popular in Southeast Asia among US troops when it came out.

What they should have done is go on a tour with the band BREAD. The BREAD and MARMALADE tour would have been a massive success!! They would have been the TOAST of the music world!😂🤣😅😂🤣

And most amazingly they morphed into the kinks at 4:45 😂

I was brought up living next to these guys when they started. I still remember their Ford transit van with the Marmalade logo parked in Lethamhill Road. I was a few years younger than them but still remember Junior Cambell playing acoustic left handed and giving me some of my first guitar lessons.

Reflections ....... , only got to number 3 , but if a record ever deserved a 5/6 week run at Number 1 its definitely that one.

I got best of marmalade in 1970.. before I heard reflections! It is one fantastic record! I started trying to collect them!! Every lp I have I love !! Great overlooked band!! Still a favorite on our turntable! God bless this band

Pat the bass player was a friend of mine and opened a pub called SCOTLAND YARD in the valley. I used to deliver beer to him and he was a sweetheart ! I got to play paint ball with him and ALAN WHITE, and he was super cool too !

Reading Dean's story, I realized how much success, but also the lack of it, led someone to a not so desired path, which was alcoholism. But, fortunately, before he passed away, people who liked him were able to provide a brief but rich return to showbiz. This way, we can remember and be moved by this great artist. See you one day, Dean Ford. Thank you very much for existing.

Reflections of some memories, the future and the past. Of times to come, of things I;ve done the first things and the last....You know how oft I wonder what some people really mean. With eyes and ears, and thoughts and tears, of loved ones and a dream. I wonder what tomorrow brings, will our love still be true? But through the years I'll hide my fears and keep on loving you! Reflections of some memories, some make me cry they do. Will the future bring this song I sing, this song called "loving you" ? I wrote that 50 years ago in 1974 not ever hearing of Marmalade. Thank you Tim, my brother for putting these lyrics to a wonderful melody. Those were good times. And now the reflections of my life... some make me cry they do........

Reflections of my life is my favorite song of all genre and im Black American born and raised in Miami. I wish could have met them i think. I don't know if they were racist or what but thru their music i believe they were good men. I could be wrong but i pray not.

Imagine if the Beach Boys, in say--1971--decided they were going to exclusively play their newer progressive songs live, and refused to play "Fun, Fun. Fun". I think they, too, were contemplating doing the same thing Marmalade did at the time.

I always thought that Marmalade were a bloody good group and produced good songs. I especially liked the song that Junior Campbell released called Hallelujah Freedom back in the early 1970's.

Not mentioned is the influence of Scottish Radio 1 DJ Stuart Henry, who gave them a lot of airtime on what was, at the time, the only real popular music station in the UK.

Weird no mention of Cousin Norman, which was a UK No 6 .

Junior Campbell had a solo hit with the song Hallelujah Freedom and went on to compose and record tv music.