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Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits (CD)

By: John Denver (Artist)

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John Denver Artist Snapshot:

As John Denver, the former John Henry Deutschendorf was a ubiquitous icon of the 1970s. Although he had been a musician and songwriter in the 1960s, penning "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for Peter, Paul & Mary, Denver hit his stride in the '70s with earnest folk songs celebrating the glories of the natural world and life's simple pleasures. Although he was sometimes savaged by critics for his overarching earnestness, his songs speak for themselves, and his records still sell in large numbers. In the wake of his premature death in a 1997 plane crash, a number of contemporary artists have recorded Denver's songs, without any hint of irony.

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DISC 1 for Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits (CD) Album By John Denver (Artist)
1   Leaving on a Jet Plane  
2   Take Me Home, Country Roads  
3   Sunshine on My Shoulders  
4   Poems, Prayers and Promises  
5   Eagle and the Hawk, The  
6   Rocky Mountain High  
7   Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)  
8   Annie's Song  
9   Back Home Again  
10   Sweet Surrender  
11   Thank God I'm a Country Boy  
12   I'm Sorry  
13   Calypso  
14   Fly Away  
15   Looking For Space  
16   Like a Sad Song  
17   My Sweet Lady  
18   Perhaps Love - (with Pl cido Domingo)  
19   Shanghai Breezes  
20   Wild Montana Skies - (with Emmylou Harris)  
 

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Title Note

Initials pressings include bonus disc.

Personnel include: John Denver (vocals, guitar); Emmylou Harris, Pl cido Domingo (vocals).

Liner Note Authors: Milt Okun; David Wild; Milton Okun.

Recording information: 1969 - 1983.

Arranger: Lee Holdridge.

The title of this collection by the Jesus of 1970s soft pop makes no bones about its intentions. Fortunately, it delivers what it promises in spades. DEFINITIVE ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS chronicles the hit-packed career of John Denver without missing a trick. From his earliest, most folk-oriented material ("Leaving on a Jet Plane," a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary) to his more country-flavored compositions ("Take Me Home, Country Roads," the stomp-along "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"), we're given a full picture of Denver's abilities. Early-'80s duets with Placido Domingo ("Perhaps Love") and Emmylou Harris ("Wild Montana Skies") underscore both the far-reaching ripples Denver made in the music world and the full range of his own gifts. Such gentle, melodic ballads as "Annie's Song" and "Sunshine on My Shoulders" are the distilled essence of what made '70s AM radio tick, and will elicit instant nostalgia for the era when Denver's brand of quiet, graceful songcraft reigned supreme. For the hardcore fan, a bonus disc includes previously unreleased versions of some of Denver's classic tunes.

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