The Country Roads Collection

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

Tracklist

CD 1
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Leaving on a Jet Plane4.353:39
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
recording of:
Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:10
4The City of New Orleans
cover recording of:
City of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3:18
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
2:37
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 and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部
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 (in 1971-10)
writer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
32:08
8Starwood in Aspen
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
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
3:14
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)
4:00
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
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Friends With You
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
3:24
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
3:58
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
producer:
Milt Okun
lead 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)
recording of:
Goodbye Again
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Co. and JD Legacy Publishing
3:37
CD 3