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Tracklist

1▼CD: The Very Best of John Denver
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1Annie's Song
assistant engineer:
Artie Torgersen
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milton Okun
bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
John Denver and Steve Weisberg
mandolin:
John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist)
percussion:
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song) (on 1974-03-08)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
3.653:04
2Perhaps Love
recording of:
Perhaps Love
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Chrysalis One Publishing
2:59
3Leaving on a Jet Plane
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar [6-sting guitar]:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Steve Weisberg
membranophone:
Herb Lovelle
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Leaving on a Jet Plane
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc, Cherry Lane Music, Inc., Reservoir Media Music (B) and 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)
44:03
4Shanghai Breezes
producer:
John Denver and Barney Wyckoff
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin
background vocals:
Renée Armand, Denny Brooks and Herb Pedersen
lead vocals:
John Denver
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Shanghai Breezes (in 1981-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
33:15
5To the Wild Country
recording of:
To the Wild Country
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:37
6Calypso
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar and background vocals:
John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist) and Steve Weisberg
banjo, fiddle and mandolin:
John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist)
bass:
Dick Kniss
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar, resonator guitar [dobro] and steel guitar:
Steve Weisberg
guitar and lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist), John Denver, Lee Holdridge, Dick Kniss, John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist) and Steve Weisberg
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011)
recording of:
Calypso (on 1975-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
33:39
7I'm Sorry
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011)
recording of:
I’m Sorry (on 1975-07-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
33:34
8Baby You Look Good to Me Tonight
recording of:
Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Bill Danoff
2:48
9Sweet Surrender (live)
live recording of:
Sweet Surrender
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
5:06
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
44:42
11Like a Sad Song
additional producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Like a Sad Song
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
4:08
12Love 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
13Sunshine on My Shoulders
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
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)
conductor:
Milt Okun
orchestrator:
Lennie Niehaus (American saxophonist and score composer)
recording of:
Sunshine on My Shoulders (in 1971)
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 and Reservoir Media Music
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)
2.355:12
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
43:27
15What's on Your Mind
recording of:
What's on Your Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:27
16Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)
recording of:
Please, Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
22:58
17Follow 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
32:55
18Back Home Again
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
Back Home Again (on 1974-03-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
34:45
19Annie's Other Song (live)
live recording of:
Annie's Other Song
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:03
20This Old Guitar (live)
live recording of:
This Old Guitar
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:06
2▶CD: Dreams and Reflections
3▶CD: Country Boy

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includes:Dreams and Reflections