Rocky Mountain High (album)
Rocky Mountain High | ||||
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Released | September 15, 1972 | |||
Studio | RCA Studios (New York City) | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 37:14 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Milton Okun | |||
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Singles from Rocky Mountain High | ||||
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Creem | C[2] |
Rocky Mountain High is the sixth studio album released by American singer-songwriter John Denver in September 1972. It was his first US Top 10 album (no. 4), propelled by the single "Rocky Mountain High", and in addition reached no. 11 in the UK. The album's cover photograph was taken at Slaughterhouse Falls, Rio Grande Trail, Aspen, Colorado.[3]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rocky Mountain High" |
| 4:43 |
2. | "Mother Nature's Son" | 2:28 | |
3. | "Paradise" | John Prine | 2:13 |
4. | "For Baby (For Bobbie)" | Denver | 2:57 |
5. | "Darcy Farrow" |
| 4:22 |
6. | "Prisoners" | Denver | 3:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Goodbye Again" | Denver | 3:36 |
2. | "Season Suite: Summer" |
| 2:51 |
3. | "Season Suite: Fall" |
| 1:38 |
4. | "Season Suite: Winter" |
| 1:36 |
5. | "Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes to Mexico)" |
| 4:00 |
6. | "Season Suite: Spring" |
| 2:27 |
Personnel[]
- John Denver – 6-string guitars, twelve-string guitars, acoustic guitars, vocals, arrangements
- Mike Taylor – guitar
- Dick Kniss – double bass, arranger
- Frank Owens – piano
- Paul Prestopino – mandolin, dobro
- Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitar
- Gary Chester – drums, percussion
- Bill Danoff, , Bruce Innes, Mike Kobluk, Taffy Nivert – backing vocals
- Pupils of Whitby School, Greenwich, Connecticut – backing vocals on "For Baby (For Bobbie)"
References[]
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5453
- ^ Christgau, Robert (April 1973). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ http://www.musicalmaps.com.au/search/label/rockymountainhighjohndenver
Categories:
- John Denver albums
- 1972 albums
- Albums produced by Milt Okun
- RCA Records albums
- 1970s folk album stubs