John Denver (album)

John Denver
Studio album by John Denver
Released	January 1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	Folk, country
Length	37:47
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Milton Okun Assistant Producer: Kris O'Connor
John Denver chronology
I Want to Live (1977) John Denver (1979) John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

John Denver is the thirteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released in January 1979. It contains a live version of "Berkeley Woman" which was found in its original studio version on Farewell Andromeda .

This album was re-released in 1998 with bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs by John Denver unless otherwise noted.

Side one

1. "Downhill Stuff" – 3:32
2. "Sweet Melinda" (Steve Gillette, Dave Mackechnie) – 2:27
3. "What’s on Your Mind" – 4:26
4. "Joseph and Joe" – 3:37
5. "Life Is So Good" – 1:56
6. "Berkeley Woman" (Bryan Bowers) – recorded live during John Denver's spring tour of 1978; the only live track on the album – 4:10

Side two

1. "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) – 3:02
2. "You’re So Beautiful" – 3:09
3. "Southwind" (Herb Pedersen) – 3:27
4. "Garden Song" (David Mallett) – 2:38
5. "Songs of…" – 5:23

Personnel and album dedication

• John Denver – guitar, vocals
• Hal Blaine – percussion
• James Burton – guitar
• Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
• Glen Hardin – piano
• Jim Horn – flute, piccolo, reeds
• Herb Pedersen – banjo, guitar
• Renee Armand-Horn – vocals
• Denny Brooks – guitar
• Danny Wheetman – fiddle, harmonica

Original album artwork gave the following album dedication:
"I would like to dedicate this album to the musicians and the singers.
Hal Blaine – James Burton – Emory Gordy, Jr. – Glen D. Hardin – Jim Horn – Herb Pedersen – Renee Armand-Horn – Denny Brooks – Danny Wheetman"

Re-release in 1998 with bonus tracks

The John Denver album was re-released in 1998 with five bonus tracks. These tracks were originally released in 1970 as Side 1 of the “Whose Garden Was This” album.
All songs by John Denver unless otherwise noted.

Bonus tracks

1. "Tremble If You Must" (Paul Potash)
2. "Sail Away Home"
3. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (Robbie Robertson)
4. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker)
5. "I Wish I Could Have Been There (Woodstock)"

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [2]	94

References

1. John Denver at AllMusic
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.