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

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1The Music Is You
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
The Music Is You (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
1:02
2Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
5:45
3Mother Nature’s Son
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live cover recording of:
Mother Nature’s Son (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
2:26
4Summer
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Season Suite: Summer (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
writer:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
part of:
Season Suite
3:02
5Today
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Today (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Sparks
6:23
6Toledo
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Best Songs About Ohio Ever Made (number: 23)
live recording of:
Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Sparks
recording of:
Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio
lyricist and composer:
Randy Sparks
2:30
7Matthew
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Matthew (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
cover recording of:
Matthew
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:51
8Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Rocky Mountain Suite (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:15
9Sweet Surrender
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Sweet Surrender (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
5:02
10Grandma’s Feather Bed
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Grandma’s Feather Bed (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Connor (US folk/country composer, singer and musician)
2:35
11Annie’s Song
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song) (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
3:35
12The Eagle and the Hawk
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
The Eagle and the Hawk (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
writer:
John Denver and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
2:20
13My Sweet Lady
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
My Sweet Lady (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc., Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing and My Pop’s Songs
4:55
14Annie’s Other Song
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Annie's Other Song (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:05
15Boy From the Country
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Boy From the Country (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
writer:
Boomer Castleman (a.k.a. Boomer Clarke) and Michael Martin Murphey
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems, Inc. and World Music (publisher)
cover recording of:
Boy From the Country
writer:
Boomer Castleman (a.k.a. Boomer Clarke) and Michael Martin Murphey
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems, Inc. and World Music (publisher)
5:00
16Rhymes & Reasons
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Rhymes & Reasons (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:14
17Forest Lawn
recorded at:
Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, United States (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
live recording of:
Forest Lawn (from 1974-08 until 1974-09)
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
cover recording of:
Forest Lawn
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Forest Lawn
lyricist and composer:
Tom Paxton (US folk singer-songwriter)
3:04
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