The Power of Gold

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"The Power of Gold"
The Power of Gold 45rpm by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg.jpg
Single by Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg
from the album Twin Sons of Different Mothers
B-side "Lahaina Luna"
Released1978
Recorded1978
Genre Rock
Length4:34
Label Full Moon Records
Songwriter(s) Dan Fogelberg
Producer(s)
  • Dan Fogelberg
  • Tim Weisberg
Dan Fogelberg singles chronology
"Love Gone By"
(1977)		"The Power of Gold"
(1978)		"Longer"
(1979)

"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 . [1] [2] It was also featured on the compilation album Portrait: The Music of Dan Fogelberg, a 4-CD boxed set, released in 1997. [3]

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The song peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number 23 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles.

Background

Fogelberg and Weisberg had planned a "grandiose orchestral piece" for the close of Twin Sons of Different Mothers. They recorded the entire track only to discover, too late, that the piano was out of tune with the orchestra and had to be redone. Rather than incur that cost, Fogelberg wrote a quick song, now thinking that maybe one commercial track might not be such a bad idea, and at the last minute, "The Power Of Gold" was recorded and added to the album. [3]

Critical reception

Author Dave DiMartino from Billboard Books , said the single was the "product of an interesting collaboration between Fogelberg and Weisberg", and "an experiment that worked". [4] Rick Clark wrote in All Music Guide: The Best CD's, Albums and Tapes that the single is a "pleasant instrumental number" and the duo "scored a hit" with the song. [5] Thom Duffy of the Orlando Sentinel said the song was "sleek and sweatless as it is sincere". [6] Alanna Nash wrote in the Stereo Review that the single was "truly memorable", but also criticized Fogelberg for being "the ultimate symbol of the overly sensitive male". [7] Gene Armstrong wrote in the Arizona Daily Star that the song was a "sweet innocuous tune", with a "little rowdy guitar" and a "taste of genteel saxophone". [8]

Chart performance

Chart (1978)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] 24
Canada RPM Top Singles [10] 51
Cash Box Top 100 Singles [11] 23

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References

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  2. ↑ Zollo, Paul (June 19, 2003). Singer-Songwriters: Pop Music's Performer-Composers from A to Zevon. Hachette Books. p. 457. ISBN   9780306812651 . Retrieved August 28, 2022– via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 Zollo, Paul (1997). Portrait - The Music of Dan Fogelberg from 1972-1997 (Sleeve notes). Columbia Legacy – via Rock's Backpages.
  4. ↑ DiMartino, Dave (1994). "Dan Fogelberg". In Lathrop, Ted (ed.). Singer-Songwriters: Pop Music's Performer-Composers, from A to Zevon. Billboard Hitmakers. New York: Billboard Books. p. 71. ISBN   0-8230-7629-6.
  5. ↑ Erlewine, Michael; Woodstra, Chris; Bogdanov, Vladimir, eds. (1994). "Rock, Pop & Soul". All Music Guide: The Best CD's, Albums and Tapes. All Media Guide. San Francisco: Miller Freeman. p. 131. ISBN   0-87930-331-X.
  6. ↑ Duffy, Thom (October 12, 1987). "Dan Fogelberg's Solid Rock Had a Sharper Musical Edge". Orlando Sentinel. p. C2.
  7. ↑ Nash, Alanna (November 1997). "Portrait - The Music of Dan Fogelberg 1972-1997". Stereo Review . Vol. 62, no. 11. AV Tech Media – via Gale General OneFile.
  8. ↑ Armstrong, Gene (February 14, 1992). "Fogelberg's fans will dig Greetings". Star Music. Arizona Daily Star. p. F15.
  9. ↑ "The Power of Gold (US)". Billboard . October 14, 1978. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Fool's Game (Canada)". Library and Archives Canada . November 25, 1978. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ Downey, Pat; Albert, George; Hoffmann, Frank (1994). Haenel, Stephen (ed.). Cash Box Pop Singles Charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited. p. 124. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.

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