The Twain Shall Meet

The Twain Shall Meet is an album released in 1968 by Eric Burdon & The Animals.

It includes "Sky Pilot", an anti-war song of the Vietnam War era, including the sound of a plane crashing and a guitar riff by Vic Briggs, and "Monterey", the band's tribute to the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Reviewer Bruce Elder 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'".

It charted #78 on the US Billboard album chart.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Monterey" (4:18)
2. "Just the Thought" (3:47)
3. "Closer to the Truth" (4:31)
4. "No Self Pity" (4:50)
5. "Orange and Red Beams" (3:45)

Side 2

1. "Sky Pilot" (7:27)
2. "We Love You Lil" (6:48)
3. "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 except as indicated below
• John Weider - guitar, violin
• Vic Briggs - guitar
• Danny McCulloch - bass, vocals on "Orange and Red Beams"
• Barry Jenkins - drums