''The Reflection'' is eleventh studio

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. It was released on August 2, 2011, through Yolabelle International and distributed through

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. It was his first full-length studio album since the release of

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in 2006 and featured guest performances by

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and

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. After the termination of his contract with Sony, Moore 'took the time to get my family started and study the record business as it is now and where it’s going'. This album differs stylistically from his past record, and was describes as having an 'adult-contemporary' vibe. It includes renditions of "

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" by

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and "Crush on You" by Kevin So. The album was recorded over a three-year period that saw Moore move from Los Angeles to Nashville, and suffering the loss of a number of instruments during the

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. Besides two covers, he co-wrote with Gill,

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, Alan Rich, and Maia Sharp. The song "Inside Outside" was written together with

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. The song "We Don't Need It" had originally been recorded for the

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album, while the traditional "Something Within" included contributions from Moore's extended family. The album was moderately successful and reached #81 in the

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Album chart.

Track listing

#"The Whole Enchilada" (Kevin Moore/John Lewis Parker) - 4:26 #"Inside Outside" (

/Moore) - 3:37 #"All The Way" (Moore/ Maria Sharp) - 3:50 #"The Reflection (I See Myself in You) (Moore/ Phil Ramocon) - 6:47 #"Crush on You" ( Kevin So) - 3:34 #"One of These Nights" (

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/ Don Henley) - 3:49 #"My Baby's Tellin' Lies" (

/Moore) - 3:41 #"My Shadow" (Moore/

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) - 4:51 #"We Don't Need It" (Moore/ Allan D. Rich) - 4:38 #"Just Lookin'" (Moore/Rich) - 3:56 #"Walk Through Fire" (

/Moore) - 4:14 #"Something Within" ( Lucie E. Campbell/Moore) - 5:12

Personnel

*Keb' Mo' - Dobro (tr. 9), Drum Programming (tr.2, 5, 8, 10, 11), Drums, el.guitar (tr.1,3-5), Keyboards (tr.10), Percussion (tr7), Percussion Programming (tr. 11), Piano (Electric) (tr.2, 11), Producer, Slide Guitar (tr.1, 2, 3, 4), Vocals. Acoustic g (tr. 9) * Vail Johnson - Bass (tr. 2, 5, 9, 11) *

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- Soprano Saxophone (tr.8) *Manny Alvarez - Lap Steel Guitar (tr.9) * Bruce Bouton - Lap Steel Guitar (tr.2) *Robbie Brooks-Moore - Background Vocals *Alex Brown - Vocal Arrangements, Background Vocals *Gordon Campbell - Cymbals (tr. 12), Drums (tr. 1, Tom tom (tr. 12) *Tracy Carter - El. piano (tr.1, 12), Hammond Organ (tr.1,3), Synthesizer (tr.12) *Paulie Cerra - Tenor Saxophone (tr.3, 10) *Lauvella Cole - Background Vocals * Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion * Dave Delhomme - Electric Piano (tr.4, 10) *Heather Lauren Donovan - Background Vocals * Erik- Walls - Electric Guitar (tr.1, 12) *

- Composer, Featured Artist, Mandolin, Vocals (tr.7) *

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- Bass (tr. 12) *Bobbette Hairston - Background Vocals *Tony Harrell - Hammond Organ (tr.5) *

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- Featured Artist, Vocals *

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- Background Vocals *

- Alto Saxophone (tr.6) *Lisa Linson - Background Vocals * Paul Litterall - Trumpet (tr.3, 10) * Greg Manning - Electric Piano (tr.3, 7), Synthesizer (tr.7) *

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- Bass(Lead) (tr.2), bass (tr.7) * Kevin McCormick - Bass (tr.3, 6 * Marcus Miller - Bass, Featured Artist (tr. 8, 10) * Kevin Moore II - Drums, Rhythm Arrangements (tr. 12) *Jeff Paris - Piano (tr.6), Synthesizer (tr.2, 6) *

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- Hammond Organ (tr.4) *Rochelle Rawls - Vocal Ad-Libs * John Robinson - Drums (tr.3, 4, 6, 7, 9) *Vida Simon - Vocals * David T. Walker - Electric Guitar (tr. 1, 3, 4 Featured Artist * Freddie Washington - Bass (tr.4) * Jason White - Hammond Organ (tr.8, 11) * Victor L. Wooten - Bass (tr.1) *Mark Wyatt - Vocals *Roosevelt Victor Wyatt - Vocals *

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- Hammond Organ (tr.2, 7, 10), Piano

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(tr.3), piano (tr.4, 9), el, piano (tr.8 *Written-By, Electric Piano, Piano, Backing Vocals – Kevin So (tr.5)

References

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