The Essential John Denver
The Essential John Denver is a compilation album of John Denver's songs. Composed of two discs, each containing eighteen songs, the album was released in February 2007 as part of the series The Essential by Sony BMG.[1] A limited edition was eventually released.[3]
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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.
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