The Country Roads Collection

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Leaving on a Jet Plane
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
Leaving on a Jet Plane (on 1969-05-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc, Cherry Lane Music, Inc., Reservoir Media Music (B) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.353:39
2Calypso
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
Lee Holdridge
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011)
recording of:
Calypso (on 1975-07-02)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
33:36
3Fly Away
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
guest vocals:
Olivia Newton‐John (British‐Australian singer, actress and activist)
lead vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment (in 1975)
recording of:
Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
54:10
4The City of New Orleans
cover recording of:
City of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
53:18
5It Amazes Me
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
It Amazes Me
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
32:37
6Sunshine on My Shoulders
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
conductor:
Milt Okun
orchestrator:
Lennie Niehaus (American saxophonist and score composer)
recording of:
Sunshine on My Shoulders (in 1971)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
35:12
7The Eagle and the Hawk
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Steve Weisberg
membranophone:
Herb Lovelle
vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Milt Okun
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
The Eagle and the Hawk
writer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
32:08
8Starwood in Aspen
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, guitar [6 string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Mike Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
recording of:
Starwood in Aspen
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:06
9Rhymes and Reasons
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
membranophone:
Herb Lovelle
pedal steel guitar:
Steve Weisberg
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
Rhymes & Reasons
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
33:14
10Windsong
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011)
recording of:
Windsong
writer:
John Denver and Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
34:00
11Farewell Andromeda
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) (in 1973-03)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
34:05
12Back 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
34:44
13Friends with You
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar and lead vocals:
John Denver
bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Mike Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
harmonica:
Toots Thielemans
pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
piano:
Paul Griffin (American pianist, session musician)
woodwind [woodwinds]:
George Marge
choir vocals [friends]:
Andromeda Quasar ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.), Paula Ballan, Kenneth Boaz (friend of John Denver), Barbara Carlson, Bill Danoff, Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver), John Denver, Diane Kniss (wife of bassist Dick Kniss), Dick Kniss, Keith Lane (friend of John Denver), Candy Ledbetter (friend of John Denver), Ron Ledbetter (friend of John Denver), Elizabeth Lindsay (actor), Mike Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band), Taffy Nivert, Turnpike Tom (friend of John Denver), Alec Whyte (friend of John Denver) and Mary Angela Whyte (friend of John Denver)
recording of:
Friends With You
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
43:24
14Shanghai Breezes
producer:
John Denver and Barney Wyckoff
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Shanghai Breezes
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:12
15Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Are Stone)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
acoustic guitar:
Jimmy Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps) and Ray Edenton
bass:
Bob "King" Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) and Leon Rhodes
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
Bill Sanford (guitar)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins
lead vocals:
John Denver
cover recording of:
Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
lyricist and composer:
Dick Feller
recording of:
Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
lyricist and composer:
Dick Feller
33:58
16Dreamland Express
recording of:
Dreamland Express
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
54:06
17Along for the Ride4:45
18The Flower that Shattered the Stone
vocals:
John Denver
cover recording of:
The Flower That Shattered the Stone
lyricist:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
composer:
John Barlow Jarvis
2:53
19Goodbye Again
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
percussion:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Martine Habib
vocals:
John Denver
strings arranger:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Goodbye Again
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Co. and JD Legacy Publishing
43:37
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