The RCA Albums Collection (Remastered)

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

25-disc set packaged in individual cardstock LP-sleeve replicas and a 40-page booklet. Disc 25, "John Denver Sings", reissues a private-pressing LP Denver created for friends and family in 1966.

Track times as reported by CD player.

Annotation last modified on 2023-04-12 18:42 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Rhymes & Reasons
2▶CD: Take Me To Tomorrow
3▶CD: Whose Garden Was This
4▶CD: Poems, Prayers & Promises
5▶CD: Aerie
6▶CD: Rocky Mountain High
7▶CD: Farewell Andromeda
8▶CD: John Denver's Greatest Hits
9▶CD: Back Home Again
10▶CD: An Evening With John Denver
11▶CD: An Evening With John Denver (cont'd)
12▶CD: Windsong
13▶CD: Rocky Mountain Christmas
14▶CD: Spirit
15▶CD: John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2
16▶CD: I Want To Live
17▶CD: John Denver
18▶CD: Autograph
19▶CD: Some Days Are Diamonds
20▶CD: Seasons Of The Heart
21▶CD: It's About Time
22▼CD: Greatest Hits, Volume 3
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1How Can I Leave You Again
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
John Denver
bass:
Chuck Domanico (American bassist)
classical guitar:
Lee Ritenour
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) and Lee Ritenour
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Lang (American pianist and composer)
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
How Can I Leave You Again
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
43:11
2Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
producer:
Larry Butler (US country music producer, songwriter & pianist)
acoustic guitar:
Jimmy Capps (guitarist (session), James D. Capps) and Ray Edenton
bass:
Bob "King" Moore (U.S. bassist and bandleader) and Leon Rhodes
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
Bill Sanford (guitar) and Bill Sanford
flute:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
piano:
Hargus “Pig” Robbins
lead vocals:
John Denver
cover recording of:
Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
lyricist and composer:
Dick Feller
recording of:
Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
lyricist and composer:
Dick Feller
34:08
3Shanghai Breezes
producer:
John Denver and Barney Wyckoff
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin
background vocals:
Renée Armand, Denny Brooks and Herb Pedersen
lead vocals:
John Denver
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Shanghai Breezes (in 1981-12)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
33:15
4Seasons Of The Heart
producer:
John Denver and Barney Wyckoff
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
piano:
Glen D. Hardin
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Seasons of the Heart
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:51
5Perhaps Love
bass:
Reinie Press (Bassist and studio musician from the US)
classical guitar:
Sal DiTroia
drums (drum set):
Allan Schwartzberg
guitar:
John Denver
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
lead vocals:
John Denver and Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Perhaps Love (on 1981-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs and Chrysalis One Publishing
22:59
6Love Again
executive producer:
Milt Okun
producer:
Roger Nichols (US mastering, recording engineer and producer)
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
Bernie Leadon
keyboard [keyboards]:
Glen D. Hardin
synthesizer:
John Cobert
lead vocals:
John Denver and Sylvie Vartan
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Love Again
lyricist, writer and composer:
John Denver
2:54
7Dancing With The Mountains
acoustic guitar:
Denny Brooks, James Burton (guitarist), John Denver and Herb Pedersen
bass:
Emory Gordy Jr.
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
harmonica:
Danny Wheetman
keyboard [keyboards]:
Glen D. Hardin
reeds:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
background vocals:
Renée Armand, Denny Brooks, Herb Pedersen and Danny Wheetman
lead vocals:
John Denver
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Dancing With the Mountains
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
4:02
8Wild Montana Skies
executive producer:
Milt Okun
producer:
John Denver and Barney Wyckoff
acoustic guitar:
John Denver
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin
lead vocals:
John Denver and Emmylou Harris
performer:
John Denver
recording of:
Wild Montana Skies (from 1983-03 until 1983-04)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
34:05
9I Want To Live
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar:
James Burton (guitarist), John Denver and Lee Ritenour
bass:
Chuck Domanico (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Michael Lang (American pianist and composer)
background vocals:
Renée Armand and Herb Pedersen
lead vocals:
John Denver
vocals:
John Denver
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
I Want to Live
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:48
10The Gold And Beyond
bass:
Jerry Scheff
drums (drum set):
Jerry Carrigan (US drummer)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist)
flute:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Glen D. Hardin
background vocals:
Patti Austin, John Henry Kurtz, Conrad Reeder and Joey Ward (60s Rock 'n' Roll, "It's a Mighty Fine World")
lead vocals:
John Denver
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
The Gold and Beyond
writer:
John Denver and Lee Holdridge
2:55
11Autograph
assistant engineer:
Tchad Blake, Andrew Clarke, Ralph Osborn (engineer), Randy Pipes (Music Engineer) and Andy Todd (70s/80s US recording engineer)
producer:
Milton Okun
acoustic guitar:
Denny Brooks, James Burton (guitarist) and Herb Pedersen
banjo:
Herb Pedersen
bass:
Emory Gordy Jr.
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist)
electric guitar:
James Burton (guitarist) and Herb Pedersen
electric guitar [rhythm guitar], guitar and lead vocals:
John Denver
harmonica:
Danny Wheetman
keyboard and keyboard [keyboards]:
Glen D. Hardin
mandolin:
Emory Gordy Jr. and Danny Wheetman
reeds:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
resonator guitar [dobro]:
James Burton (guitarist)
background vocals:
Renée Armand, Denny Brooks, Herb Pedersen and Danny Wheetman
orchestrator:
Lee Holdridge
recording of:
Autograph
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3.53:37
23▶CD: Dreamland Express
24▶CD: One World
25▶CD: John Denver Sings