Rather than incur that cost, Fogelberg wrote a quick song, now thinking that maybe one commercial track might not be such a bad idea, and at the last minute, "The Power Of Gold" was recorded and added to the album.

[3] Author Dave DiMartino from Billboard Books, said the single was the "product of an interesting collaboration between Fogelberg and Weisberg", and "an experiment that worked".

[4] Rick Clark wrote in All Music Guide: The Best CD's, Albums and Tapes that the single is a "pleasant instrumental number" and the duo "scored a hit" with the song.

[6] Alanna Nash wrote in the Stereo Review that the single was "truly memorable", but also criticized Fogelberg for being "the ultimate symbol of the overly sensitive male".

[7] Gene Armstrong wrote in the Arizona Daily Star that the song was a "sweet innocuous tune", with a "little rowdy guitar" and a "taste of genteel saxophone".