Take Me Home

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital 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:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-18 (number: 41), 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, Cherry Lane Music Ltd., 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)
4.43:16
2Homegrown Tomatoes
vocals:
John Denver
cover recording of:
Homegrown Tomatoes
lyricist and composer:
Guy Clark
publisher:
April Music Inc. and GSC Music
3:10
3Eagles & Horses
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Eagles and Horses
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
4:46
4Ponies
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Ponies
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Bullock
4:25
5High, Wide & Handsome
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
High, Wide and Handsome
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Pyle
3:21
6Hold on to Me
vocals:
John Denver
4:13
7Whispering Jesse
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Whispering Jesse
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
2:58
8Never a Doubt
guitar:
John Denver
percussion:
Jim McGillveray
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Never a Doubt
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:43
9Eagle & The Hawk
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
The Eagle and the Hawk
writer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
2:58
10I Watch You Sleeping
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
I Watch You Sleeping
lyricist and composer:
Mike Batt
4:57
11For You
guitar:
John Denver
percussion:
Jim McGillveray
piano:
Richard Mellic
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
For You
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:19
12Rocky Mountain High
recorded in:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
live recording of:
Rocky Mountain High (on 1987-10-12)
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)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain High
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)
4:11
13To the Wild Country
4:16
14The Chosen Ones
vocals:
John Denver
4:03
15The Foxfire Suite
vocals:
John Denver
9:09
16Higher Ground
guitar:
John Denver
percussion:
Jim McGillveray
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Higher Ground
lyricist:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
composer:
John Denver and Lee Holdridge
3:31
17Raven's Child
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Raven's Child
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
4:14
18Bread & Roses
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Bread and Roses
composer:
John Denver
is based on:
Bread and Roses (1911 poem)
3:54
19Annie's Song
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
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)
3:16
20Potter's Wheel
3:10
21Two Different Directions
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Two Different Directions
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:46
22Chained to the Wheel
vocals:
John Denver
cover recording of:
Chained to the Wheel
lyricist:
Nick Smith (Australian Guitar Player and Songwriter)
writer:
Joe Camilleri
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Mushroom Music (Mushroom label’s publishing company), Mushroom Music Publishing, Orient Pacific Music Pty. Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
4:25
23A Country Girl in Paris
recording of:
A Country Girl in Paris
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:21
24All This Joy
recording of:
All This Joy
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:13
25Thanks to You
2:58
26The Gift You Are
3:43
27I Want to Live
recording of:
I Want to Live
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
2:58
28Windsong
recording of:
Windsong
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
4:57
29Rocky Mountain Suite
3:19
30Grandma's Feather Bed
4:11
31The Marvelous Toy
cover recording of:
The Marvelous Toy
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Deep Fork Music, Inc., DreamWorks Songs and Pax Music
4:16
32Calypso
recording of:
Calypso
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:03
33The Flower That Shattered the Stone
vocals:
John Denver
cover recording of:
The Flower That Shattered the Stone
lyricist:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
composer:
John Barlow Jarvis (American pianist, keyboardist and songwriter)
9:09
34American Child
recording of:
American Child
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
3:31