Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Leaving on a Jet Plane ~ John Denver |  |
| 2. Take Me Home, Country Roads ~ John Denver | |
| 3. Sunshine on My Shoulders ~ John Denver | |
| 4. Poems, Prayers and Promises ~ John Denver | |
| 5. Eagle and The Hawk, The ~ John Denver | |
| 6. Rocky Mountain High ~ John Denver | |
| 7. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning) ~ John Denver | |
| 8. Annie's Song ~ John Denver | |
| 9. Back Home Again ~ John Denver | |
| 10. Sweet Surrender ~ John Denver | |
| 11. Thank God I'm A Country Boy ~ John Denver | |
| 12. I'm Sorry ~ John Denver | |
| 13. Calypso ~ John Denver | |
| 14. Fly Away ~ John Denver | |
| 15. Looking For Space ~ John Denver | |
| 16. Like A Sad Song ~ John Denver | |
| 17. My Sweet Lady ~ John Denver | |
| 18. Perhaps Love - (with Plcido Domingo) ~ John Denver | |
| 19. Shanghai Breezes ~ John Denver | |
| 20. Wild Montana Skies - (with Emmylou Harris) ~ John Denver | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Initials pressings include bonus disc. | | Personnel include: John Denver (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Plcido 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. |
Producer: Milton Okun; John Denver; Barney Wyckoff; Rob Santos (Compilation) |
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| Artist Overview |
| As John Denver, the former John Henry Deutschendorf was a ubiquitous icon of the 1970s. Although he had been a musician and songwriter in the 1960s, penning "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for Peter, Paul & Mary, Denver hit his stride in the '70s with earnest folk songs celebrating the glories of the natural world and life's simple pleasures. Although he was sometimes savaged by critics for his overarching earnestness, his songs speak for themselves, and his records still sell in large numbers. In the wake of his premature death in a 1997 plane crash, a number of contemporary artists have recorded Denver's songs, without any hint of irony. |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 10/05/2004 | | Original Release Date : 2004 | | Catalog ID : 60764 | | Label : BMG Heritage | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00828766076424 |
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