"The Power of Gold" is a song by

Dan Fogelberg Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist widely known for his 1970s and 1980s soft rock hits, including " Longer" (1979), " Same Old Lang Syne" (1981), and " ...

and

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. It was released in 1978 as a single from their album '' Twin Sons of Different Mothers''. It was also featured on the compilation album ''Portrait: The Music of Dan Fogelberg'', a 4-CD boxed set, released in 1997. The song peaked at No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and at number 23 on the ''

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'' 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.

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". 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. Thom Duffy of the ''

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'' said the song was "sleek and sweatless as it is sincere". Alanna Nash wrote in the ''

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'' that the single was "truly memorable", but also criticized Fogelberg for being "the ultimate symbol of the overly sensitive male". Gene Armstrong wrote in the ''

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'' that the song was a "sweet innocuous tune", with a "little rowdy guitar" and a "taste of genteel saxophone".

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Critical reception

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