The Rocky Mountain Collection

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This compilation generally includes original album versions of songs. In particular, though "Rhymes & Reasons" and "Sunshine on My Shoulders" were re-recorded for John Denver's Greatest Hits and used on many other compilations, this compilation has the original album versions (of the same length).

Annotation last modified on 2019-10-15 05:55 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Leaving, on a Jet Plane4.353:40
2Rhymes & 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
3:17
3Follow Me
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
Follow Me
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Co., Harmony Music Ltd. and Reservoir Media Music
2:30
4Aspenglow
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
Aspenglow
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
2:12
5Sunshine 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
35:15
6My Sweet Lady4:28
7Take Me Home, Country Roads4.43:12
8Poems, Prayers and Promises
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Poems, Prayers and Promises (on 1971-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3.54:08
9The 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)
32:10
10Starwood in Aspen
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Starwood in Aspen
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:08
11Friends With You
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Friends With You
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
3:25
12Goodbye 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
3:40
13Rocky Mountain High
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
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)
steel guitar [electric steel guitar]:
Eric Weissberg
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:
Rocky Mountain High (on 1972-04-12)
anthem of:
Colorado, United States (from 2007 to present)
lyricist:
John Denver
composer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
3.654:46
14I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains)
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
strings arranger:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:27
15Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)
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
16Back 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
34:46
17Annie’s Song
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:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (on 1974-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
3.83:01
18Thank God I’m a Country Boy
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Thank God I’m a Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
John Martin Sommers
3:10
19Sweet Surrender
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
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:
Sweet Surrender (on 1974-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
2.55:30
20This Old Guitar
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
This Old Guitar
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
2:49
CD 2