The Essential John Denver
2007 compilation album by John Denver
The Essential John Denver | ||||
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Compilation album by John Denver | ||||
Released | February 2007 (2007-02)[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 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][better source needed]
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)[a] | 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" (with Plácido Domingo) | John Denver | Seasons of the Heart (1982) | 2:58 |
15. | "Wild Montana Skies" (with Emmylou Harris) | John Denver | It's About Time (1983) | 4:05 |
16. | "Love Again" (with Sylvie Vartan) | John Denver | John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 (1984) | 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.
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[5] | 81 |
References
- ^ a b "The Essential John Denver (2 Disc)".
- ^ a b c The Essential John Denver at AllMusic
- ^ a b "John Denver - The Essential 3.0 John Denver (Eco-Friendly Packaging)".
- ^ "John Denver The Essential John Denver Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 79.
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- Rhymes & Reasons
- Take Me to Tomorrow
- Whose Garden Was This
- Poems, Prayers & Promises
- Aerie
- Rocky Mountain High
- Farewell Andromeda
- Back Home Again
- Windsong
- Rocky Mountain Christmas
- Spirit
- I Want to Live
- John Denver
- Autograph
- Some Days Are Diamonds
- Seasons of the Heart
- It's About Time
- Dreamland Express
- One World
- Higher Ground
- Earth Songs
- The Flower That Shattered the Stone
- Christmas, Like a Lullaby
- Different Directions
- Love Again
- All Aboard!
- John Denver's Greatest Hits
- Forever, John
- John Denver: A Portrait
- The John Denver Collection
- Something to Sing About
- 16 Biggest Hits
- The Essential John Denver
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
- Rocky Mountain Holiday
- The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver
- "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
- "Rocky Mountain High"
- "Sunshine on My Shoulders"
- "Annie's Song"
- "Back Home Again"
- "Sweet Surrender"
- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
- "I'm Sorry"
- "Calypso"
- "Fly Away"
- "Looking for Space"
- "Like a Sad Song"
- "My Sweet Lady"
- "I Want to Live"
- "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)"
- "The Cowboy and the Lady"
- "Perhaps Love"
- "Shanghai Breezes"
- "Dreamland Express"
- "And So It Goes"
- Discography
- Filmography
- Perhaps Love
- "Leaving on a Jet Plane"
- Cassandra Delaney (second wife)
- Spirit (sculpture)
- Windstar Records
- Windstar Foundation
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