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 #3 in Canada and #20 in Australia.^[4][5]

"Two Faces Have I"
Single by Lou Christie
from the album Lou Christie
B-side	"All That Glitters Isn't Gold"
Released	March 1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	Pop
Length	2:44
Label	Roulette 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".^[6] 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.^[7]

This song was the inspiration behind Bruce Springsteen's "Two Faces", which featured on his 1987 album Tunnel of Love.^[8]

Ol' 55 version

"Two Faces Have I"
Single by Ol' 55
from the 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
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"

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10]	67

Other versions

• Frank Alamo released a version in 1963 entitled "Tout Se Sait Un Jour" as part of the EP Surf!^[11]
• The Thai band Royal Sprites [th] 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.