looking at the "hits" studio albums [[in other words ignoring the concept and Copa albums), Reflections was the first flop, so to speak.

Where - #2, on charts for 89 weeks
More Hits - #6, 37 weeks
Symphony - #8, 37 weeks
A Go Go - #1, 52 weeks
HDH - #6, 29 weeks [[ouch!!)

Reflections - #18, 28 weeks

the title track was a huge hit. plus In and Out was a top 10. There were no simultaneous releases to slow it down.

and i'd argue that there were plenty of weak tracks on earlier lps like A Go Go and HDH.

so what went wrong?