Twin Sons of Different Mothers is the fifth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. It's also a collaborative album with jazz flautist Tim Weisberg, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). It was the first of two collaborations between the pair; the second was No Resemblance Whatsoever.

Twin Sons of Different Mothers
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg
Released	August 1978[1]
Recorded	1978
Studio	Record Plant (Sausalito) The Village (Westwood) Wally Heider (Los Angeles) United (Hollywood) A&M (Hollywood) Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)[1]
Genre	Rock, soft rock, jazz, classical
Length	34:32
Label	Full Moon, Epic
Producer	Dan Fogelberg, Tim Weisberg
Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg chronology
Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978) No Resemblance Whatsoever (1995)
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Nether Lands (1977) Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978) Phoenix (1979)
Tim Weisberg chronology
Rotations (1978) Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978) The Best of Tim Weisberg: Smile! (1979)
Singles from Twin Sons of Different Mothers
"Tell Me to My Face" Released: 1978 "The Power of Gold" Released: 1978

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The closing track of the album, "The Power of Gold", was released as a single, reaching number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 51 in Canada.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

1. "Twins Theme" – 1:29 (instrumental)
2. "Intimidation" – 3:27 (instrumental)
3. "Lazy Susan" – 2:36 (instrumental)
4. "Guitar Etude No. 3" – 2:53 (instrumental)
5. "Tell Me to My Face" (Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, Graham Nash) – 7:15
6. "Hurtwood Alley" – 2:48 (instrumental)
7. "Lahaina Luna" – 3:15 (instrumental)
8. "Paris Nocturne" – 3:34 (instrumental)
9. "Since You've Asked" (Judy Collins) – 2:41
10. "The Power of Gold" – 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), classical guitar (4, 7), bass (3, 6), voices (3), lead vocals (5, 9, 10), ARP synthesizer (5), mandolin (5), slide guitar (5), backing vocals (5), string arrangements
• Tim Weisberg – flute (1-5, 7-10), piccolo (5, 7), percussion (6), oboe (8)
• Neil Larsen – electric piano (2, 7), acoustic piano (5)
• John Hug – zither (6)
• Willie Weeks – bass (2, 5, 7)
• Norbert Putnam – bass (10)
• Andy Newmark – drums (2, 4-7), Syndrum (7)
• Jim Keltner – drums (3, 10)
• Bobbye Hall – congas (2, 7), cowbell (2), percussion (4)
• Gary Coleman – percussion (9)
• Joe Lala – congas (10)
• David Breinenthal – bassoon (9)
• John Ellis – oboe (9)
• Earl Dumler – English horn (9)
• Vincent DeRosa – French horn (9)
• Ann Stockton – harp (9)
• Glen Spreen – string arrangements
• Don Henley – 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
• Norman Seeff – photography
• Front Line Management – management

Studios

• Recorded at Record Plant (Sausalito, California); A&M Studios and Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); The Village Recorder, Wally Heider Recording Studios and United Studios (Los Angeles, California).
• Mixed at Quadraphonic Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
• Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).

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