John Denver - Greatest Hits [Remaster]

Artist:

Denver, John

UPC:

828766937626

See Also:

Croce, Jim Eagles Poco Domingo, Placido Mamas & the Papas (The) Craig Duncan and the Smoky Mountain Band - Country Mountain Tribute: John Denver

Description:

Personnel: John Denver (vocals, guitar); Bill Danoff (vocals, guitar); Paul Prestopino (guitar, harmonica); Steve Weisberg, Mike Taylor (guitar); Eric Weissberg (banjo, steel guitar); Frank Owens (piano); Dick Kniss (bass); Gary Chester (drums, percussion); Herb Lovelle (drums); Martine Habib, Taffy Danoff, Pupils of the Whitby School (background vocals).
Includes 3 bonus tracks.
Personnel: John Denver (vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar); John Denver; Mike Taylor , Steve Weisberg, Mike Taylor (guitar); Eric Weissberg (steel guitar, pedal steel guitar, banjo); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); George Marge (woodwinds); Paul Griffin (piano); Dick Kniss (bass guitar); Paul Prestopino (guitar, harmonica); Bill Danoff (guitar, background vocals); Frank Owens (piano); Gary Chester (drums, percussion); Herb Lovelle (drums); Taffy Danoff (background vocals).
Released in 1973, Greatest Hits only sums up a handful of years of hitmaking for John Denver, but what years those were. Between 1971 and 1973, Denver actually didn`t have that many hits, but they were songs that defined him -- "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Sunshine on My Shoulders." Those three songs, along with "Leaving on a Jet Plane" -- which he wrote but Peter, Paul & Mary made into a standard -- are all here, along with seven other early songs recorded between 1969 and 1973 that may not be familiar to the average casual fan, but all capture Denver`s warm folk-pop at its best. There may be more hits on Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, but this collection is every bit as engaging as that record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Take Me Home, Country Roads
2. Follow Me
3. Starwood in Aspen
4. For Baby
5. Rhymes & Reasons
6. Leaving, On a Jet Plane
7. Eagle and the Hawk, The
8. Sunshine on My Shoulders
9. Goodbye Again
10. Poems, Prayers and Promises
11. Rocky Mountain High
12. I Guess He`d Rather Be in Colorado - (bonus track)
13. Daydream - (bonus track)
14. Friends With You - (bonus track)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/07/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Folk Rock

Label:

BMG Heritage

Producer:

Milton Okun; Milton Okun; Bob Irwin (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

69376

Original Release Year:

1973

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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