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| 1 | Leaving on a Jet Plane | Denver | 3:38 |
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| 2 | Take Me Home, Country Roads | Nivert/Denver/Danof | 3:10 |
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| 3 | Sunshine on My Shoulders | Denver/Taylor/Kniss | 5:12 |
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| 4 | Poems, Prayers and Promises | Denver | 4:06 |
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| 5 | The Eagle and the Hawk | Denver/Taylor | 2:07 |
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| 6 | Rocky Mountain High | Taylor/Denver | 4:44 |
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| 7 | Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) | Denver | 4:03 |
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| 8 | Annie's Song | Denver | 3:00 |
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| 9 | Back Home Again | Denver | 4:45 |
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| 10 | Sweet Surrender | Denver | 5:29 |
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| 11 | Thank God I'm a Country Boy | Sommers | 3:21 |
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| 12 | I'm Sorry | Denver | 3:32 |
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| 13 | Calypso | Denver | 3:37 |
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| 14 | Fly Away | Denver | 4:10 |
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| 15 | Looking for Space | Denver | 3:59 |
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| 16 | Like a Sad Song | Denver | 3:43 |
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| 17 | My Sweet Lady | Denver | 4:24 |
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| 18 | Perhaps Love | Denver | 2:57 |
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| 19 | Shanghai Breezes | Denver | 3:12 |
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| 20 | Wild Montana Skies | Denver | 4:03 |
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| 21 | Leaving on a Jet Plane [#] | Denver | 3:13 |
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| 22 | The Weight [#] | Robertson | 4:30 |
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| 23 | Annie's Song [Acoustic Mix][#] | Denver | 3:00 |
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| 24 | Calypso [Acoustic Mix][#] | Denver | 3:35 |
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Production Details
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Editorial Reviews
Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits
Audio Compact Disc
Label: Sony Music Distribution
Category: Folk
Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits
UPC: 886972267623
Release Date: 07/08/2008
Original Release Date: 07/08/2008
Number of Discs: 1
- John Denver
Main Performer
James Christopher Monger
Placing the word definitive on a best-of collection is usually a panicked label attempt to fill last-minute Christmas stockings, but in the case of RCA's Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits John Denver retrospective, it's a truly apt description. Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Denver's first album release on RCA, the two-disc, 24-track overview of the country-pop singer's storied career is the most concise and nuanced yet. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes, road-trip classics like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Back Home Again" are as warm as the singer's lauded tenor. There are no gimmicky re-recorded cuts or disappointing live tracks -- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" spent its time on the charts in its live incarnation -- and his spotty '80s material is only briefly covered ("Perhaps Love" and "Shanghai Breezes"). The only real omission is "Grandma's Feather Bed," but the 20-page booklet and song-by-song commentary by longtime friend Milt Okun more than suffice. The bonus disc, maddeningly sparse at just four tracks, makes up for its brevity by including a goose bump-inducing 1975 acoustic version of "Calypso." With the pompous string section, clanging ship bell, and unnecessary drum fills removed, his ode to Jacques Cousteau's tenacious vessel is a wonder of emotion and nautical kinsmenship that inarguably exhibits Denver as one of the greatest vocalists of his time. For those unwilling to sift through the exhaustive four-CD Country Roads Collection, this Definitive package is a good buy and a rewarding visit with an old friend., Rovi
