[2007-02-27] John Denver "The Essential" 2CD set (RCA/Legacy)

stevef · 05 Aug 2006

[CD1]
1. Leaving On A Jet Plane
2. Rhymes And Reasons
3. Take Me Home, Country Roads
4. Poems, Prayers And Promises
5. I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado
6. Friends With You
7. Rocky Mountain High
8. Goodbye Again
9. I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains)
10. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning)
11. Sunshine On My Shoulders
12. Back Home Again
13. Matthew
14. Thank God I'm A Country Boy
15. Annie's Song
16. Sweet Surrender
17. Looking For Space
18. I'm Sorry

[CD2]
1. Calypso
2. Fly Away
3. Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight
4. Like A Sad Song
5. How Can I Leave You Again
6. It Amazes Me
7. I Want To Live
8. My Sweet Lady
9. Autograph
10. Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
11. The Cowboy And The Lady
12. Seasons Of The Heart
13. Shanghai Breezes
14. Perhaps Love
15. Wild Montana Skies featuring Emmylou Harris
16. Love Again
17. Dreamland Express
18. Is It Love? (Album Version)

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JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

I miss hearing John Denver on the radio. Years ago you'd hear songs like "Sunshine On My Shoulder" and "Rocky Mountain High" on local radio.

Walter P · 20 Sep 2006

Love that hair! :funny:

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

Those of you who were distressed by my decision to pass on that new Doors comp from Starbucks will be relieved to know that I bought this new John Denver collection at 'Rama today, to go along side the other 5 or 6 Denver comps already in the Archives. The universe is in harmony once again.

BTW, Denver had 33 hits on the Hot 100, and none of his many comps (including this one) has compiled them all in one handy package.

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

Jimbo wrote:

Those of you who were distressed by my decision to pass on that new Doors comp from Starbucks will be relieved to know that I bought this new John Denver collection at 'Rama today, to go along side the other 5 or 6 Denver comps already in the Archives. The universe is in harmony once again.

BTW, Denver had 33 hits on the Hot 100, and none of his many comps (including this one) has compiled them all in one handy package.

While my faith in humanity and the order of the universe is somewhat restored, I'm still coming to terms with you not buying that Doors comp, Jimbo!

Hell, I'm even feeling compelled to buy it!! Of course, I only have a paltry two Doors comps in my collection.

stevef · 05 Aug 2006

Walter P wrote:

Love that hair! :funny:

Check out that shirt!

stevef · 05 Aug 2006

Jimbo wrote:

BTW, Denver had 33 hits on the Hot 100, and none of his many comps (including this one) has compiled them all in one handy package.

That's unfortunate.
Offhand, I don't really know which comp does the best job of collecting tracks, outside of maybe the 4CD John Denver box.

However... sound-wise... with so many John Denver comps out there, many with *differing* sound quality (including the boxset), the tracks for this new RCA/Legacy Essential set were remastered by Bob Irwin and Vic Anesini.
It *should* sound very good given the track record of these guys. Most of the "Essential" CD sets sound excellent IMO.

Chris Schoen · **Joined:** 12 Jan 2007 **Posts:** 88

I never took John Denver seriously until I saw him live (my girlfriend at the time liked him)
He was a real talent, and aside from some of the causes he'd push in his act, he could
put on a pretty good show. Saw him in the mid and the late '80's (in the San Francisco
Bay Area). A shame he died so early, but he left a lot of good music for us.

[2007-02-27] John Denver "The Essential" 2CD set (RCA/Legacy)

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