| Two Faces Have I | |
| Cover: | "Two_Faces_Have_I"_Single_by_Lou_Christie.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Lou Christie |
| Album: | Lou Christie |
| B-Side: | All That Glitters Isn't Gold |
| Released: | March 1963 |
| Recorded: | 1963 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Roulette Records 4481 |
| Producer: | Nick Cenci |
| Prev Title: | The Jury |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | How Many Teardrops |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
"Two Faces Have I" is a song written by Twyla Herbert and Lou Christie and performed by Christie in his signature falsetto. The song was produced by Nick Cenci[1] and was featured on his 1963 album, Lou Christie.[2] It reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #11 on the R&B chart.[3] Outside of the US, "Two Faces Have I" peaked at #20 in Australia.[4]
The song was ranked No. 44 on Billboards end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963".[5] the song was recorded at Gateway Studios in Pittsburgh on February 6, 1963. Ronnie Cochrane (a local Pittsburgh based guitar player) is playing guitar on the track and a local Pittsburgh band called Johnny Wilson's Debonaires provide the song's instrumental backing along with the song's co writer (Twyla Herbert) playing piano on the track.[6]
This song was the inspiration behind Bruce Springsteen's "Two Faces", which featured on his 1987 album Tunnel of Love.[7]
| Two Faces Have I | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Ol' 55 |
| Album: | The Vault |
| B-Side: | The Fool |
| Released: | June 1980 |
| Studio: | Leo Recorders, Sydney |
| Genre: | Rock and roll, Classic rock |
| Label: | Leo Records, Polydor Records |
| Producer: | Tony Spencer |
| Prev Title: | Comic Book World |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Anywhere the Girls Are |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Australian band Ol' 55 released a version of "Two Faces Have I" as the lead single from their fourth studio album The Vault (1980). The song peaked at number 15, becoming the band's fifth top twenty single