The Very Best of John Denver

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Take Me Home, Country Roads
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
banjo and pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Bill Danoff and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
membranophone:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and Starland Vocal Band
vocals:
John Denver
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 94) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 358)
recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (on 1971-02-04)
writer:
Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
4.353:15
2Eagles and Horses
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Eagles and Horses
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
4:45
3High, Wide and Handsome
3:20
4Hold Onto Me
4:09
5Whispering Jesse
2:55
6Never a Doubt
3:42
7Eagle and the Hawke
2:58
8I Watch You Sleeping
4:55
9For You
3:19
10Annie's Song
recording of:
Annie’s Song
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
3:07
11Potter's Wheel
4:15
12Two Different Directions
3:29
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Sunshine on My Shoulders
5:05
2Deal With the Ladies
1:39
3Amazon
recording of:
Amazon
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
5:33
4Eclipse
4:33
5Tenderly Calling
4:06
6Islands
4:07
7Children of the Universe
3:40
8Calypso
recording of:
Calypso
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:48
9Flower That Shattered the Stone
vocals:
John Denver
cover recording of:
The Flower That Shattered the Stone
lyricist:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
composer:
John Barlow Jarvis
2:54
10American Child
recording of:
American Child
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
2:54
11A Little Further North
recording of:
A Little Further North
lyricist and composer:
Graeme Connors
6:02
12Sing Australia
4:31