John Denver Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane ~ John Denver

2. Take Me Home, Country Roads ~ John Denver

3. Sunshine on My Shoulders ~ John Denver

4. Poems, Prayers and Promises ~ John Denver

5. Eagle and The Hawk, The ~ John Denver

6. Rocky Mountain High ~ John Denver

7. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning) ~ John Denver

8. Annie's Song ~ John Denver

9. Back Home Again ~ John Denver

10. Sweet Surrender ~ John Denver

11. Thank God I'm A Country Boy ~ John Denver

12. I'm Sorry ~ John Denver

13. Calypso ~ John Denver

14. Fly Away ~ John Denver

15. Looking For Space ~ John Denver

16. Like A Sad Song ~ John Denver

17. My Sweet Lady ~ John Denver

18. Perhaps Love ~ John Denver

19. Shanghai Breezes ~ John Denver

20. Wild Montana Skies ~ John Denver

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Leaving on a Jet Plane - (previously unreleased, original version) ~ John Denver

2. Weight, The - (previously unreleased) ~ John Denver

3. Annie's Song - (Acoustic Mix, previously unreleased, acoustic version) ~ John Denver

4. Calypso - (Acoustic Mix, previously unreleased, acoustic version) ~ John Denver

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Initials pressings include bonus disc.
	Personnel: John Denver (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Pl cido Domingo (vocals).
	Audio Mixer: Chris Theis.
	Liner Note Authors: Milton Okun; David Wild.
	Recording information: Goldstar Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (??/1966-04/1983).
	Photographer: Lowell Norman.
	Arrangers: John Denver; Milton Okun; Dick Kniss; Lee Holdridge ; Mike Taylor .
	Placing the word definitive on a best-of collection is usually a panicked label attempt to fill last-minute Christmas stockings, but in the case of RCA's Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits John Denver retrospective, it's a truly apt description. Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Denver's first album release on RCA, the two-disc, 24-track overview of the country-pop singer's storied career is the most concise and nuanced yet. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes, road-trip classics like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Back Home Again" are as warm as the singer's lauded tenor. There are no gimmicky re-recorded cuts or disappointing live tracks -- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" spent its time on the charts in its live incarnation -- and his spotty '80s material is only briefly covered ("Perhaps Love" and "Shanghai Breezes"). The only real omission is "Grandma's Feather Bed," but the 20-page booklet and song-by-song commentary by longtime friend Milt Okun more than suffice. The bonus disc, maddeningly sparse at just four tracks, makes up for its brevity by including a goose bump-inducing 1975 acoustic version of "Calypso." With the pompous string section, clanging ship bell, and unnecessary drum fills removed, his ode to Jacques Cousteau's tenacious vessel is a wonder of emotion and nautical kinsmenship that inarguably exhibits Denver as one of the greatest vocalists of his time. For those unwilling to sift through the exhaustive four-CD Country Roads Collection, this Definitive package is a good buy and a rewarding visit with an old friend.
Producer: John Denver; Barney Wyckoff; Milton Okun; Milton Okun; John Denver; Barney Wyckoff; Rob Santos (Compilation)

Artist Overview

As John Denver, the former John Henry Deutschendorf was a ubiquitous icon of the 1970s. Although he had been a musician and songwriter in the 1960s, penning "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for Peter, Paul & Mary, Denver hit his stride in the '70s with earnest folk songs celebrating the glories of the natural world and life's simple pleasures. Although he was sometimes savaged by critics for his overarching earnestness, his songs speak for themselves, and his records still sell in large numbers. In the wake of his premature death in a 1997 plane crash, a number of contemporary artists have recorded Denver's songs, without any hint of irony.

Compilation Appearances

	Duets
	Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Vol. 2
	Coming Home For Christmas
	Romancing The 70S
	Singers Songwriters
	Music Of Your Life
	Hard To Find 45S On Cd Volume 14 70S
	Hard To Find 45S On Cd Volume 13 Love
	Singers Songwriters:1974-1975
	Romancing The 70S:lovin You

Associated Artists and Works

	Craig Duncan and the Smoky Moun
	Duncan, Craig
	Mitchell, Chad
	Original Soundtrack
	The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver [Digipa ~ Various Artists

Technical Info

	Release Date : 10/05/2004
	Original Release Date : 2004
	Catalog ID : 60764
	Label : BMG Heritage
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00828766076424