The Twain Shall Meet
1968 studio album by Eric Burdon and the Animals
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The Twain Shall Meet is the second album by Eric Burdon & the Animals. It was released in 1968 on MGM Records.
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| Released | May 1968 & June 1968 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 1967 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 43:11 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
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Background
The record includes "Sky Pilot", an anti-war song of the Vietnam War era, and "Monterey", the band's tribute to the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Reviewer Bruce Eder of AllMusic describes the song "All Is One" as "unique in the history of pop music as a psychedelic piece, mixing bagpipes, sitar, oboes, horns, flutes, and a fairly idiotic lyric, all within the framework of a piece that picks up its tempo like the dance music from Zorba the Greek while mimicking the Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'".
The Twain Shall Meet peaked at No. 79 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs during a twenty nine-week stay on the chart.[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Rolling Stone | (negative) [3] |
Track listing
Side one
- "Monterey" (4:18)
- "Just the Thought" (3:47)
- "Closer to the Truth" (4:31)
- "No Self Pity" (4:50)
- "Orange and Red Beams" (3:45)
Side two
- "Sky Pilot" (7:27)
- "We Love You Lil" (6:48)
- "All Is One" (7:45)
All selections written by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, & Danny McCulloch except "Orange and Red Beams", written by McCulloch.
Personnel
- Eric Burdon - vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
- John Weider - guitar, violin
- Vic Briggs - guitar
- Danny McCulloch - bass, vocals (2, 5)
- Barry Jenkins - drums
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[2] | 79 |