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Released
  
September 1975

Artist
  
John Denver

Label
  
RCA Victor

Genres
  
Folk music, Country pop

Recorded
  
July 1975

Release date
  
September 1975

Producer
  
Milt Okun

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Studio
  
Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California

Windsong (1975)
  
Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975)

Similar
  
Poems - Prayers & Promises, I Want to Live, Seasons of the Heart, An Evening with John Denver, John Denver's Greatest

John denver windsong


Windsong is the ninth album recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver, which was released in September 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.

Contents

The album contained the songs "I'm Sorry" and "Calypso," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975.

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Side One

  1. "Windsong" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:57
  2. "Cowboy’s Delight" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster) - 3:05
  3. "Spirit" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:33
  4. "Looking for Space" (Denver) - 3:56
  5. "Shipmates and Cheyenne" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:22
  6. "Late Nite Radio" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff) - 2:44

Side Two

  1. "Love Is Everywhere" (John Sommers, John Denver, Joe Henry, Steve Weisberg) - 3:30
  2. "Two Shots" (Denver) - 3:29
  3. "I'm Sorry" (Denver) - 3:29
  4. "Fly Away" (Denver) - 4:08
  5. "Calypso" (Denver) - 3:32
  6. "Song of Wyoming" (Kent Lewis) - 3:19

Personnel

  • John Denver - vocals, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars
  • Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
  • Dick Kniss - double bass
  • John Sommers - banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
  • Steve Weisberg - electric & acoustic guitars, pedal steel guitar, electric & acoustic dobros, backing vocals
  • Byron Berline - mandolin, fiddle on "Love is Everywhere"
  • Mary Ann Duffy - vocals on "Late Nite Radio" and "Love is Everywhere"
  • Olivia Newton-John - backing vocals on "Fly Away"
  • Jesse Ehrlich - cello on "Windsong"
  • John Ellis - oboe on "Windsong"
  • Jimmie Fadden - harmonica on "Song of Wyoming"
  • Lee Holdridge - arranger, conductor
    • Technical
  • Kris O'Connor - production assistance
  • Mickey Crofford - engineer
  • Acy Lehman - art direction
  • Albert MacKenzie Watson - cover photography

    • Songs

    1Windsong4:02
    2Cowboy's Delight3:06
    3Spirit3:37

    References

    Windsong Wikipedia
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