An Evening With John Denver

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 14 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1975 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Annotation last modified on 2025-11-15 17:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Pickin’ the Sun Down
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09) and London Palladium in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
live recording of:
Pickin' the Sun Down (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
writer:
John Martin Sommers and Steve Weisberg
2:17
2Thank God I’m a Country Boy
assistant engineer:
Artie Torgersen
additional producer and assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
banjo, fiddle and mandolin:
John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist)
bass:
Dick Kniss and Peter Mercurio
cello:
Jesse Ehrlich, Raymond Kelley (cellist), Jerry Kessler (cellist) and Harry Shlutz
drums (drum set):
Herb Lovelle
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa and David Duke (horn)
guitar:
John Denver, John Sommers (country music songwriter and multi- instrumentalist) and Steve Weisberg
percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
resonator guitar [dobro] and steel guitar:
Steve Weisberg
viola:
Samuel Boghossian, Denyse Buffum, Allan Harshman (violist), Milton Kestenbaum, Richard Maximoff and David Schwartz (violist)
violin:
Murray Adler, Assa Drori, Ronald Folsom, Richard Kaufman (conductor), William Kurasch, Joy Lyle, Wilbert Nuttycombe (strings), Jay Rosen (violinist), Ralph Schaeffer, Sidney Sharp, Mari Tsamura, David Turner (string player) and Tibor Zelig
woodwind:
Gene Cipriano and Buddy Collette
lead vocals:
John Denver
conductor:
Lee Holdridge
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Thank God I’m a Country Boy (on 1974-08-26)
lyricist and composer:
John Martin Sommers
publisher:
Chrysalis One Australia Pty. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
recording of:
Thank God I’m a Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
John Martin Sommers
publisher:
Chrysalis One Australia Pty. Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd. (Mushroom label’s publishing company)
43:40
3Take Me Home, Country Roads
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
anthem of:
West Virginia, United States
writer:
Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
3:17
4Poems, Prayers and Promises
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Poems, Prayers and Promises (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:40
5Rocky Mountain High
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Rocky Mountain High (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
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)
3:04
6This Old Guitar
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
This Old Guitar (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:47
7Intro / Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio
live recording of:
Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio
lyricist and composer:
Randy Sparks
2:50
8Follow Me / Leaving on a Jet Plane
live medley including a recording of:
Follow Me
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Co., Harmony Music Ltd. and Reservoir Media Music
live medley including a recording of:
Leaving on a Jet Plane
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Publishing Inc, Cherry Lane Music, Inc., Reservoir Media Music (B) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4:47
9The City of New Orleans
live cover recording of:
City of New Orleans
lyricist and composer:
Steve Goodman (folk musician)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
4:30
10Zachary & Jennifer / For Baby (For Bobbie)
live medley including a recording of:
For Baby (For Bobbie)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group Ireland Limited
live medley including a recording of:
Zachary and Jennifer
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:24
11I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady’s Chains)
live recording of:
I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:28
12Amsterdam
live recording of:
Amsterdam (English version)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
translator:
Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
translated version of:
Amsterdam (original French version)
4:09