The Country Roads Collection

~ Release by John Denver (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Rocky Mountain High
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
percussion:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
steel guitar [electric steel guitar]:
Eric Weissberg
arranger:
John Denver, Dick Kniss and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1972)
recording of:
Rocky Mountain High (on 1972-04-12)
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)
3.84:44
2Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight
recording of:
Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Bill Danoff
2:48
3Downhill Stuff
recording of:
Downhill Stuff
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:35
4Cowboys Delight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 2011)
recording of:
Cowboy’s Delight
writer:
Bob Carpenter (Canadian singer-songwriter) and David James Holster (guitarist, vocalist and songwriter)
33:04
5Dancing 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
4:00
6Thank God I'm a Country Boy
engineer:
Mickey Crofford
assistant producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1974)
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)
3.53:08
7I Guess He'd Rather be in Colorado
recording of:
I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado
writer:
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert
12:08
8Matthew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
Matthew
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:43
9Tenderly Calling
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
Tenderly Calling
lyricist and composer:
Jan Garrett
4:07
10Grandma's Feather Bed
additional producer:
Kris O'Connor
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
Grandma’s Feather Bed
lyricist and composer:
Jim Connor (US folk/country composer, singer and musician)
2:17
11The Wild Country
4:34
12It Makes Me Giggle
recording of:
It Makes Me Giggle
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:16
13The Music is You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1974)
recording of:
The Music Is You
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
1:26
14I'd Rather be a Cowboy
engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:
Milt Okun
lead vocals:
John Denver
strings arranger:
Lee Holdridge
arranger:
John Denver and Milt Okun
recording of:
I’d Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3.54:25
15Rocky Mountain Suite
recording of:
Rocky Mountain Suite
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:04
16The Cowboy and the Lady
cover recording of:
The Cowboy and the Lady
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Goldsboro
publisher:
Warner House of Music
34:36
17Wild 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
34:03
18A Country Girl in Paris
guitar:
John Denver
percussion:
Jim McGillveray
vocals:
John Denver
recording of:
A Country Girl in Paris
lyricist and composer:
John Denver
3:48
19An American Hymn
4:09
20Take Me Home, Country Roads
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
banjo and pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Bill Danoff and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
membranophone:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and Starland Vocal Band
vocals:
John Denver
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 94) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 358)
recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (on 1971-02-04)
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)
4.43:09