For those unaware, after being discovered by Irving Azoff, Illinois born singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg moved to Nashville and began his recording career. His first four albums have achieved either platinum or double-platinum certification, including his fourth, Nether Lands—which included appearances by members of the Eagles, JD Souther, and flautist Tim Weisberg. Weisberg’s career began as a studio musician and he released his first solo album in 1971, even appearing on The Midnight Special.

In 1978, Fogelberg and Weisberg collaborated and released Twin Sons Of Different Mothers. The album featured the Top 25 hit “The Power Of Gold,” and sold over a million copies. The two would continue to write and record separately, with Fogelberg logging another two gold and two double-platinum releases, until the pair reunited in 1995 to record No Resemblance Whatsoever.

While the album’s title and artwork playfully referenced their previous release, No Resemblance Whatsoever displayed the musical growth both Fogelberg and Weisberg had achieved and brought back to their new effort. AllMusic said “Follow-ups to albums that were as successful and acclaimed as Fogelberg and Weisberg’s first collaboration often seem forced or simply don’t replicate the magic of the past. This one builds on the original project and explores new musical avenues while keeping fans hoping another recording by the two will occur in the future.”

1. County Clare
2. Forever Jung
3. Todos Santos
4. Sunlight
5. Isle Au Haut
6. The Face Of Love
7. Songbird
8. Is This Magic
9. Stasia
10. Windward

A lovely follow-up to the landmark Twin Sons of Different Mothers, this effective album No Resemblance Whatsoever sees both Fogelberg and Weisberg picking up right where they left off almost twenty years earlier, pushing the envelope of jazz, folk, and rock and clearly having a blast doing it.

That said, if the ground they tread feels familiar, they can be forgiven for falling into familiar grooves with such comfort and effortless musicianship.

I mean, simply put, if you are familiar with Twin Sons, this album will have a very similar pace for you to enjoy; almost to a fault. Somewhere between 1978 and 1994, the genre of smooth jazz bloomed and matured as a marketable category. Listening to these tracks, I myself can quickly realize just how much Twin Sons was a precursor to the development of smooth jazz.

In what lays out much like an alternate version of Twin Sons, albeit without the recognizable FM airplay hits, with Fogelberg now deceased and Weisberg having initiated a legal suit over the creation of this album, you will most likely never hear these tracks performed live anywhere. But that does not matter, as whatever the legal state of play with their regard, if you have a fondness for either of the principal artists, this time capsule will most definitely please your ears.

This 30th Anniversary reissue on CD, and on Vinyl for the first time, has wonderful instrumentals and lovely vocals, all of them beginning with Dan’s signature instrumental piece. If you haven’t heard this, please take a listen, it is a lovely jewel of an album. I especially love Songbird, an old Jesse Colin Young song that Dan redid. My oh my, his voice is beautiful, as usual.

The album title was a comedic reference to the pair who once looked somewhat like brothers (per the album title of their last collaboration), but now not so much with their clean-shaven faces and the passage of 17 years. This particular album, according to Fogelberg, only took 10 days to record.

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