Released January 1979 Genre Folk | Recorded 1978 Label RCA | |
Producer Milton Okun
Assistant Producer
Kris O'Connor John Denver
(1979) John Denver and the Muppets A Christmas Together
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John Denver is the 13th album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in January 1979. It contains a live version of "Berkley Woman" which was found in its original studio version on Farewell Andromeda.
Contents
- Track listing
- Side one
- Side two
- Personnel and album dedication
- Re release in 1998 with bonus tracks
- Bonus tracks
- References
This album was re-released in 1998 with bonus tracks.
Track listing
All songs by John Denver unless otherwise noted.
Side one
- "Downhill Stuff" - 3:32
- "Sweet Melinda" (Steve Gillette, Dave Mackechnie) - 2:27
- "What’s on Your Mind" - 4:26
- "Joseph and Joe" - 3:37
- "Life Is So Good" - 1:56
- "Berkeley Woman" (Bryan Bowers) - recorded live during John Denver’s spring tour of 1978; the only live track on the album - 4:10
Side two
- "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) - 3:02
- "You’re So Beautiful" - 3:09
- "Southwind" (Herb Pedersen) - 3:27
- "Garden Song" (David Mallett) - 2:38
- "Songs of…" - 5:23
Personnel and album dedication
Original album artwork gave the following album dedication:
“I would like to dedicate this album to the musicians and the singers.”
“Hal Blaine – James Burton – Emory Gordy, Jr. – Glen D. Hardin – Jim Horn – Herb Pedersen – Renee Armand-Horn – Denny Brooks – Danny Wheetman”
Re-release in 1998 with bonus tracks
The John Denver album was re-released in 1998 with five bonus tracks. These tracks were originally released in 1970 as Side 1 of the “Whose Garden Was This” album.
All songs by John Denver unless otherwise noted.
Bonus tracks
- "Tremble If You Must" (Paul Potash)
- "Sail Away Home"
- "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robbie Robertson)
- "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker)
- "I Wish I Could Have Been There (Woodstock)"