The RCA Albums Collection (Remastered)

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

Annotation

25-disc set packaged in individual cardstock LP-sleeve replicas and a 40-page booklet. Disc 25, "John Denver Sings", reissues a private-pressing LP Denver created for friends and family in 1966.

Track times as reported by CD player.

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-12 18:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Rhymes & Reasons
2CD: Take Me To Tomorrow
3CD: Whose Garden Was This
4CD: Poems, Prayers & Promises
5CD: Aerie
6CD: Rocky Mountain High
7CD: Farewell Andromeda
8CD: John Denver's Greatest Hits
9CD: Back Home Again
#TitleRatingLength
1Back 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
2On The Road
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
On the Road
lyricist and composer:
Carl Franzen
2:37
3Grandma's Feather Bed
additional producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
Grandma’s Feather Bed
lyricist and composer:
Jim Connor (US folk/country composer, singer and musician)
2:18
4Matthew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
Matthew
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:48
5Thank God I'm A Country Boy
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1974)
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)
3.53:13
6The Music Is You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
The Music Is You
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
1:30
7Annie'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)
3.653:01
8It's Up To You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
It’s Up to You
lyricist and composer:
Steve Weisberg
2:30
9Cool An' Green An' Shady
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
In an Arbour Green
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
3:10
10Eclipse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
Eclipse
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:45
11Sweet Surrender
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
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:
Sweet Surrender (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
2.55:29
12This Old Guitar
recording engineer and engineer:
Mickey Crofford
assistant engineer:
Artie Torgersen
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss, John Martin Sommers and Steve Weisberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
This Old Guitar
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
42:54
13Matthew (Alternate Take)
3:50
14This Old Guitar (Alternate Take)
2:36
10CD: An Evening With John Denver
11CD: An Evening With John Denver (cont'd)
12CD: Windsong
13CD: Rocky Mountain Christmas
14CD: Spirit
15CD: John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2
16CD: I Want To Live
17CD: John Denver
18CD: Autograph
19CD: Some Days Are Diamonds
20CD: Seasons Of The Heart
21CD: It's About Time
22CD: Greatest Hits, Volume 3
23CD: Dreamland Express
24CD: One World
25CD: John Denver Sings