John Denver’s Greatest Hits (hi-res audio)

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

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Available in Audiophile 192kHz/24bit & 44.1kHz/24bit

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-04 02:24 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Take Me Home, Country Roads (original version)
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)
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)
4.353:13
2Follow Me (Greatest Hits version)
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
32:57
3Starwood in Aspen (Greatest Hits version)
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 (Greatest Hits version)
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
33:18
6Leaving, on a Jet Plane (Greatest Hits version)
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)
44:08
7The Eagle and the Hawk (Greatest Hits version)
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 (in 1971-10)
writer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
32:17
8Sunshine on My Shoulders (Greatest Hits version)
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)
45:14
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 (Greatest Hits version)
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
44:41
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)
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phonographic copyright (℗) by:RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1973)
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