Two Faces Have I

"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]

"Two Faces Have I"
Single by Lou Christie
from the album Lou Christie
B-side"All That Glitters Isn't Gold"
ReleasedMarch 1963
Recorded1963
GenrePop
Length2:44
LabelRoulette Records 4481
Songwriter(s)Twyla Herbert, Lou Christie
Producer(s)Nick Cenci
Lou Christie singles chronology
"The Jury"
(1963)		 "Two Faces Have I"
(1963)		 "How Many Teardrops"
(1963)

The song was ranked No. 44 on Billboard's 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]

Ol' 55 version
"Two Faces Have I"
Single by Ol' 55
from the album The Vault
B-side"The Fool"
ReleasedJune 1980
StudioLeo Recorders, Sydney
GenreRock and roll, Classic rock
LabelLeo Records, Polydor Records
Songwriter(s)Twyla Herbert, Lou Christie
Producer(s)Tony Spencer
Ol' 55 singles chronology
"Comic Book World"
(1980)		 "Two Faces Have I"
(1980)		 "Anywhere the Girls Are"
(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

Track listing
7" (2079 148)
  • Side A "Two Faces Have I"
  • Side B "The Fool"

Weekly charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 15

Year-end charts
Chart (1980) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 67

Other versions
  • Frank Alamo released a version in 1963 entitled "Tout Se Sait Un Jour" as part of the EP Surf![10]
  • The Thai band Royal Sprites released a version in 1983 under the title Nah Aai (Thai: น่าอาย).
  • American rock band Garbo's Daughter covered the song on their 2010 7" single on Italy's Surfin' Ki Records.

References
  1. Lou Christie, "Two Faces Have I" single release Retrieved August 4, 2014
  2. Lou Christie, Lou Christie Retrieved August 4, 2014
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 119.
  4. Lou Christie, "Two Faces Have I" Chart Positions Retrieved August 4, 2014
  5. "Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 30. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  6. "Lou Christie & The Tammys: Egyptian Shumba Home Page **". egyptianshumba.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. Kirkpatrick, Rob (2007). The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen. ISBN 9780275989385. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  9. "National Top 100 Singles for 1980". Kent Music Report. 5 January 1981. Retrieved 17 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  10. Frank Alamo, Surf! Retrieved August 4, 2014


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