The Essential John Denver
The Essential John Denver is a compilation album of John Denver's songs. Composed of two discs, each containing 18 songs, the album was released in February 2007 as part of The Essential series by Sony BMG.[1] A limited edition was eventually released.[3]
The Essential John Denver | ||||
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Released | February 2007[1] | |||
Recorded | 1969–1995 | |||
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Length | 2:16:25 | |||
Label | Legacy | |||
Producer | Milt Okun, Susan Ruskin, John Snyder, Larry Butler, Barney Wyckoff, John Denver, Roger Nichols | |||
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The album peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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1. | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | John Denver | Rhymes & Reasons (1969) | 3:40 |
2. | "Rhymes & Reasons" | John Denver | Rhymes & Reasons (1969) | 3:17 |
3. | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 3:12 |
4. | "Poems, Prayers and Promises" | John Denver | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 4:07 |
5. | "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" | Bill Danoff | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 2:09 |
6. | "Friends with You" | Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert | Aerie (1971) | 3:24 |
7. | "Rocky Mountain High" | John Denver, Mike Taylor | Rocky Mountain High (1972) | 4:45 |
8. | "Goodbye Again" | John Denver | Rocky Mountain High (1972) | 3:38 |
9. | "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)" | John Denver | Farewell Andromeda (1973) | 4:27 |
10. | "Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)" | John Denver | Farewell Andromeda (1973) | 4:05 |
11. | "Sunshine on My Shoulders" | John Denver, Dick Kniss, Mike Taylor | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 5:13 |
12. | "Back Home Again" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 4:46 |
13. | "Matthew" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 3:44 |
14. | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | John Martin Sommers | An Evening with John Denver (1975)[lower-alpha 1] | 3:44 |
15. | "Annie's Song" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 3:02 |
16. | "Sweet Surrender" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 5:30 |
17. | "Looking for Space" | John Denver | Windsong (1975) | 4:01 |
18. | "I'm Sorry" | John Denver | Windsong (1975) | 3:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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1. | "Calypso" | John Denver | Windsong (1975) | 3:38 |
2. | "Fly Away" | John Denver | Windsong (1975) | 4:11 |
3. | "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" | Bill Danoff | Spirit (1976) | 2:49 |
4. | "Like a Sad Song" | John Denver | Spirit (1976) | 3:44 |
5. | "How Can I Leave You Again" | John Denver | I Want to Live (1977) | 3:10 |
6. | "It Amazes Me" | John Denver | I Want to Live (1977) | 2:39 |
7. | "I Want to Live" | John Denver | I Want to Live (1977) | 3:49 |
8. | "My Sweet Lady" | John Denver | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 4:50 |
9. | "Autograph" | John Denver | Autograph (1980) | 3:39 |
10. | "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" | Dick Feller | Some Days Are Diamonds (1981) | 4:01 |
11. | "The Cowboy and the Lady" | Bobby Goldsboro | Some Days Are Diamonds (1981) | 4:38 |
12. | "Seasons of the Heart" | John Denver | Seasons of the Heart (1982) | 3:50 |
13. | "Shanghai Breezes" | John Denver | Seasons of the Heart (1982) | 3:14 |
14. | "Perhaps Love" | John Denver | Seasons of the Heart (1982) | 2:58 |
15. | "Wild Montana Skies" | John Denver | It's About Time (1983) | 4:05 |
16. | "Love Again" | John Denver | One World (1986) | 2:54 |
17. | "Dreamland Express" | John Denver | Dreamland Express (1985) | 4:05 |
18. | "Is It Love?" | John Denver | The Wildlife Concert (1995) | 4:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | Length |
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1. | "Daydreams" | John Denver | Rhymes & Reasons (1969) | 2:54 |
2. | "Everyday" | John Denver | Aerie (1971) | 3:15 |
3. | "For Baby (For Bobbie)" | John Denver | Rocky Mountain High (1972) | 2:57 |
4. | "Grandma's Feather Bed" | Jim Connor | Back Home Again (1974) | 2:15 |
5. | "Aspenglow" | John Denver | Take Me to Tomorrow (1970) | 2:06 |
6. | "It Makes Me Giggle" | John Denver | Spirit (1976) | 3:16 |
7. | "Bet On the Blues" | Tom Paxton | I Want to Live (1977) | 3:50 |
8. | "This Old Guitar" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 2:50 |
Notes
- The song originally appears in the 1974 album Back Home Again. A live version appears in the 1975 album An Evening with John Denver.
References
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