Windsong

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Windsong
Windsong album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1975 [1]
RecordedJuly 1975
StudioRCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length42:48
Label RCA
Producer Milton Okun
John Denver chronology
An Evening with John Denver
(1975)
Windsong
(1975)
Rocky Mountain Christmas
(1975)
Singles from Windsong
  1. "Calypso/ I'm Sorry"
    Released: July 1975
  2. "Fly Away"
    Released: November 1975
  3. "Looking for Space"
    Released: February 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [3]
The Village Voice C− [4]

Windsong is the ninth studio album recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver, which was released in September 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.

Contents

The album contained the songs "I'm Sorry" and "Calypso," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975. "Looking for Space" was dedicated to Werner Erhard, "Two Shots" to Michael P. Shore, "Fly Away", featuring the backup vocals from Olivia Newton-John, and "Calypso" to Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau and all those who served on his ship, Calypso.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Windsong" (Denver, Joe Henry) – 3:57
  2. "Cowboy’s Delight" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster) – 3:05
  3. "Spirit" (Denver, Joe Henry) – 3:33
  4. "Looking for Space" – 3:56
  5. "Shipmates and Cheyenne" (music: Denver; lyrics: Joe Henry) – 3:22
  6. "Late Nite Radio" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff) – 2:44

Side two

  1. "Love Is Everywhere" (music: John Sommers; lyrics: John Denver, Joe Henry, Steve Weisberg, John Sommers) – 3:30
  2. "Two Shots" – 3:29
  3. "I'm Sorry" – 3:29
  4. "Fly Away" – 4:08
  5. "Calypso" – 3:32
  6. "Song of Wyoming" (Kent Lewis) – 3:19

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold20,000^
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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