Back Home Again (John Denver album)

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Back Home Again
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Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedJune 15, 1974
StudioRCA's Music Center of the World, Los Angeles
Genre Country folk [1]
Length38:08
Label RCA Victor
Producer Milton Okun, Susan Ruskin
John Denver chronology
John Denver's Greatest Hits
(1973)		Back Home Again
(1974)		 An Evening with John Denver
(1975)
Singles from Back Home Again
  1. "Annie's Song"
    Released: June 1974
  2. "Back Home Again"
    Released: September 1974
  3. "Sweet Surrender"
    Released: December 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Creem C+ [3]

Back Home Again is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1974.

Contents

The multi-platinum album reached the top position on the Billboard 200 and contained the hit singles "Annie's Song" (#1 pop, No. 1 adult contemporary), and "Back Home Again" (#5 pop, No. 1 AC, No. 1 country). In addition, the studio versions of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "Sweet Surrender" appear on this album.

The song "Grandma's Feather Bed" was written by banjoist Jim Connor, of the New Kingston Trio, based on a verse he wrote for his grandmother. Denver first heard Connor playing the song in 1968. Connor played on Denver's recording, and toured with the singer. [4]

The song "The Music Is You" is a bonus track on the 1998 reissue of Rocky Mountain Christmas .

On the cover, John is shown with his then-wife Annie Martell.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Denver, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back Home Again" 4:42
2."On the Road"Carl Franzen2:33
3."Grandma's Feather Bed"Jim Connor2:15
4."Matthew" 3:43
5."Thank God I'm a Country Boy"John Sommers3:06
6."The Music Is You" 1:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Annie's Song" 2:58
2."It's Up to You"Steve Weisberg2:26
3."Cool an' Green an' Shady"
  • Denver
  • Joe Henry
3:07
4."Eclipse" 3:41
5."Sweet Surrender" 5:29
6."This Old Guitar" 2:50

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [21] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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