''Twin Sons of Different Mothers'' is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. It's also a collaborative album with

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flautist

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, released in 1978 (see

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). It was the first of two collaborations between the pair; the second was ''

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''. The closing track of the album, "

The Power of Gold "The Power of Gold" is a song by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg. It was released in 1978 as a single from their album ''Twin Sons of Different Mothers''. The song peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart performan ...

", was released as a single, reaching number 24 on the ''

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'' and number 51 in Canada.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted. #"Twins Theme" – 1:29 (instrumental) #"Intimidation" – 3:27 (instrumental) #"Lazy Susan" – 2:36 (instrumental) #"Guitar Etude No. 3" – 2:53 (instrumental) #"

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" ( Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash) – 7:15 #"Hurtwood Alley" – 2:48 (instrumental) #"Lahaina Luna" – 3:15 (instrumental) #"Paris Nocturne" – 3:34 (instrumental) #"Since You've Asked" (

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) – 2:41 #"

" – 4:34

Personnel

* Dan Fogelberg – acoustic piano (1, 2, 8, 9, 10), electric guitar (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10), percussion (2, 3, 7, 10), acoustic guitar (3, 5, 6, 10),

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(4, 7), bass (3, 6), voices (3), lead vocals (5, 9, 10),

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(5),

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

(5),

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

(5), backing vocals (5), string arrangements *

–

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(1-5, 7-10),

piccolo The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the so ...

(5, 7), percussion (6),

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(8) *

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– electric piano (2, 7), acoustic piano (5) * John Hug –

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(6) * Willie Weeks – bass (2, 5, 7) * Norbert Putnam – bass (10) *

Andy Newmark Andrew Newmark (born July 14, 1950)

– drums (2, 4-7), Syndrum (7) * Jim Keltner – drums (3, 10) * Bobbye Hall –

conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

s (2, 7), cowbell (2), percussion (4) * Gary Coleman – percussion (9) * Joe Lala – congas (10) * David Breinenthal –

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

(9) * John Ellis – oboe (9) * Earl Dumler –

English horn The cor anglais (, or original ; plural: ''cors anglais''), or English horn in North America, is a double-reed woodwind instrument in the oboe family. It is approximately one and a half times the length of an oboe, making it essentially an alto ...

(9) * Vincent DeRosa –

French horn The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most ...

(9) * Ann Stockton –

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

(9) * Glen Spreen – string arrangements *

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– harmony vocals (5, 10) * Florence Warner – backing vocals (10)

Production

* Dan Fogelberg – producer * Tim Weisberg – producer * Marty Lewis – engineer, mixing * Glenn Meadows – mastering * John Kosh – art direction, design *

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– photography * Front Line Management – management Studios * Recorded at

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(Sausalito, California);

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and Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California);

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, Wally Heider Recording Studios and United Studios (Los Angeles, California). * Mixed at Quadraphonic Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee). * Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

References

{{Authority control Dan Fogelberg albums 1978 albums Collaborative albums Epic Records albums