John Denver’s Greatest Hits

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Take 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)
4.33:11
2Follow 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
32:54
3Starwood in Aspen
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar [6-string guitar]:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Steve Weisberg
harmonica:
Paul Prestopino
membranophone:
Herb Lovelle
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Milt Okun
strings arranger:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Starwood in Aspen
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
43:15
4For Baby (For Bobbie)
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
background vocals:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
cover recording of:
For Baby (For Bobbie)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group Ireland Limited
32:59
5Rhymes and Reasons
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle
pedal steel guitar:
Steve Weisberg
recording of:
Rhymes & Reasons
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
33:15
6Leaving, on a Jet Plane44:05
7The Eagle and the Hawk
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Steve Weisberg
membranophone:
Herb Lovelle
vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Milt Okun
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
The Eagle and the Hawk
writer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
32:16
8Sunshine on My Shoulders
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milton Okun
12 string guitar, guitar [6 string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass [bass]:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Mike Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
conductor:
Milton Okun
orchestrator:
Lennie Niehaus (American saxophonist and score composer)
recording of:
Sunshine on My Shoulders
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music, 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)
45:13
9Goodbye Again
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, 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)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Martine Habib
vocals:
John Denver
strings arranger:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
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:
Goodbye Again
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Co. and JD Legacy Publishing
43:41
10Poems, Prayers and Promises
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
guitar:
Paul Prestopino and Steve Weisberg
membranophone:
Herb Lovelle
vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Milt Okun
strings arranger:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Poems, Prayers and Promises
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
44:38
11Rocky 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)
3.84:47
12I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado12:08
13Daydreams
recording of:
Daydream
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
2:55
14Friends With You
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar and lead vocals:
John Denver
bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Mike Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician)
woodwind [woodwinds]:
George Marge
choir vocals [friends]:
Andromeda Quasar ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.), Paula Ballan, Kenneth Boaz (friend of John Denver), Barbara Carlson, Bill Danoff, Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver), John Denver, Diane Kniss (wife of bassist Dick Kniss), Dick Kniss, Keith Lane (friend of John Denver), Candy Ledbetter (friend of John Denver), Ron Ledbetter (friend of John Denver), Elizabeth Lindsay (actor), Mike Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band), Taffy Nivert, Turnpike Tom (friend of John Denver), Alec Whyte (friend of John Denver) and Mary Angela Whyte (friend of John Denver)
recording of:
Friends With You
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
43:23