The Story

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

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Leaving on a Jet Plane44:00
2Rhymes and Reasons
3:12
3Follow Me
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar [6-string guitar]:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
membranophone:
Herb Lovelle
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Martine Habib
vocals:
John Denver
strings arranger:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Follow Me
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Co., Harmony Music Ltd. and Reservoir Media Music
32:53
4Take 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)
anthem of:
West Virginia, United States
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)
4.33:10
5Sunshine on My Shoulders
5:05
6Poems, Prayers and Promises
recording of:
Poems, Prayers and Promises
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:40
7Starwood in Aspen
3:13
8Rocky Mountain High
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
percussion:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
steel guitar [electric steel guitar]:
Eric Weissberg
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain High (on 1972-04-12)
anthem of:
Colorado, United States (from 2007 to present)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
3.84:40
9Farewell Andromeda
4:05
10Annie's Song
2:28
11Thank God I'm a Country Boy
recording of:
Thank God I’m a Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
John Martin Sommers
publisher:
Chrysalis One Australia Pty. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
3:06
12Back Home Again
4:42
13Calypso
3:32
14Baby You Look Good to Me Tonight
2:45
15Dancing With the Mountains
acoustic guitar:
Denny Brooks, James Burton (guitarist), John Denver and Herb Pedersen
bass:
Emory Gordy Jr.
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
harmonica:
Danny Wheetman
keyboard [keyboards]:
Glen D. Hardin
reeds:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
background vocals:
Renée Armand, Denny Brooks, Herb Pedersen and Danny Wheetman
lead vocals:
John Denver
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Dancing With the Mountains
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:55
16Hold on Tightlly
4:00
17Perhaps Love
2:57
18Dreamland Express
recording of:
Dreamland Express
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
54:07
19Love Again
executive producer:
Milt Okun
producer:
Roger Nichols (US mastering, recording engineer and producer)
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
Bernie Leadon
keyboard [keyboards]:
Glen D. Hardin
synthesizer:
John Cobert
lead vocals:
John Denver and Sylvie Vartan
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Love Again
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Denver
2:54
20Never a Doubt
3:31