John Denver (album)

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John Denver
John Denver album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1979
Recorded1978
GenreFolk
LabelRCA Records
ProducerMilton Okun
Assistant Producer: Kris O'Connor
John Denver chronology
I Want to Live
(1977)
John Denver
(1979)
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

John Denver is the 13th studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in January 1979. It contains a live version of "Berkeley Woman" which was found in its original studio version on Farewell Andromeda.

This album was re-released in 1998 with bonus tracks.

Track listing[]

All songs by John Denver unless otherwise noted.

Side one[]

  1. "Downhill Stuff" – 3:32
  2. "Sweet Melinda" (Steve Gillette, Dave Mackechnie) – 2:27
  3. "What’s on Your Mind" – 4:26
  4. "Joseph and Joe" – 3:37
  5. "Life Is So Good" – 1:56
  6. "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[]

  1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) – 3:02
  2. "You’re So Beautiful" – 3:09
  3. "Southwind" (Herb Pedersen) – 3:27
  4. "Garden Song" (David Mallett) – 2:38
  5. "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[]

  1. "Tremble If You Must" (Paul Potash)
  2. "Sail Away Home"
  3. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robbie Robertson)
  4. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker)
  5. "I Wish I Could Have Been There (Woodstock)"

Charts[]

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 94

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5467
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.



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