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- Artist:
- Denver, John
- Description:
- Initials pressings include bonus disc.
Personnel include: John Denver (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Pl¿cido Domingo (vocals).
Liner Note Authors: Milt Okun; David Wild; Milton Okun.
Recording information: 1969 - 1983.
Arranger: Lee Holdridge.
The title of this collection by the Jesus of 1970s soft pop makes no bones about its intentions. Fortunately, it delivers what it promises in spades. DEFINITIVE ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS chronicles the hit-packed career of John Denver without missing a trick. From his earliest, most folk-oriented material ("Leaving on a Jet Plane," a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary) to his more country-flavored compositions ("Take Me Home, Country Roads," the stomp-along "Thank God I`m a Country Boy"), we`re given a full picture of Denver`s abilities. Early-`80s duets with Placido Domingo ("Perhaps Love") and Emmylou Harris ("Wild Montana Skies") underscore both the far-reaching ripples Denver made in the music world and the full range of his own gifts. Such gentle, melodic ballads as "Annie`s Song" and "Sunshine on My Shoulders" are the distilled essence of what made `70s AM radio tick, and will elicit instant nostalgia for the era when Denver`s brand of quiet, graceful songcraft reigned supreme. For the hardcore fan, a bonus disc includes previously unreleased versions of some of Denver`s classic tunes.
- Track Listing:
- Leaving on a Jet Plane
- Take Me Home, Country Roads
- Sunshine on My Shoulders
- Poems, Prayers and Promises
- Eagle and the Hawk, The
- Rocky Mountain High
- Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)
- 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
- Perhaps Love - (with Pl¿cido Domingo)
- Shanghai Breezes
- Wild Montana Skies - (with Emmylou Harris)
- Leaving on a Jet Plane (Babe I Hate to Go) - (previously unreleased, original version)
- Weight, The - (previously unreleased)
- Annie`s Song - (previously unreleased, acoustic version)
- Calypso - (previously unreleased, acoustic version)
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 10/05/2004
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- Pop Vocal
- Subgenre:
- Contemp. Pop Vocals
- Label:
- BMG Heritage
- Producer:
- Milton Okun; John Denver; Barney Wyckoff; Rob Santos (Compilation)
- Catalog Number:
- 60764
- Original Release Year:
- 2004
- # of Discs:
- 2
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating: 4.8
This CD was a gift for my husband, and he really enjoys it. It includes John Denver's best songs. However, the bonus CD is just a repeat of some of these songs.
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Anonymous from South Elgin.,IL USA, Feb 1, 1900
This recording is by far, as the title says - the DEFINITIVE greatest hits, in my mind too!! EVERY single song, a giant favorite!
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