Mirrors is the sixth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 19, 1979.
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.
[citation needed] 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.
The album front cover image is a photorealistic painting by Loren Salazar, of a side-view mirror.
The Bangor Daily News deemed the album "a relative failure," writing that "the hooks come one after another, but with little power behind them.