An Evening with John Denver

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An Evening With John Denver
Live album by John Denver
Released February 1975
Recorded August-September 1974
Label RCA Records
Producer Milton Okun
Professional reviews

An Evening With John Denver is a live album of music performed by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California in August and September 1974. He is backed by an orchestra conducted by Lee Holdridge.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated

[edit] Side one

  1. "The Music Is You" - 1:02
  2. "Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)" - 3:40
  3. "Mother Nature’s Son" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:37
  4. "Summer" (Denver, James Taylor, Dick Kniss) - 3:02
  5. "Today" (Randy Sparks) - 4:40
  6. "Saturday Night In Toledo Ohio" (Randy Sparks) - 4:08

[edit] Side two

  1. "Matthew" - 3:42
  2. "Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)" - 3:13
  3. "Sweet Surrender" - 5:02
  4. "Grandma’s Feather Bed" (Jim Connor) - 2:37
  5. "Annie's Song" - 3:32
  6. "The Eagle And The Hawk" (Denver, Mike Taylor) - 2:22

[edit] Side three

  1. "My Sweet Lady" - 4:55
  2. "Annie’s Other Song" - 3:05
  3. "Boy from the Country" (Michael Martin Murphey) - 5:00
  4. "Rhymes and Reasons" - 3:17
  5. "Forest Lawn" (Tom Paxton) - 2:58

[edit] Side four

  1. "Pickin’ the Sun Down" (John Sommers, Steve Weisberg) - 2:17
  2. "Thank God I’m a Country Boy" (John Sommers) - 3:40
  3. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (Denver, Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert) - 3:17
  4. "Poems, Prayers and Promises" - 4:40
  5. "Rocky Mountain High" (Denver, Mike Taylor) - 5:04
  6. "This Old Guitar" - 4:47

[edit] Personnel

John Denver - guitar, vocals

  • Steve Weisberg - electric guitar, steel pedal, dobro
  • Dick Kniss - bass
  • John Sommers - rhythm guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
  • Herb Lovelle - drums
  • Hal Blaine - percussion
  • Owen Castleman - vocals on "Boy from the Country"
    • Orchestra conducted by Lee Holdridge
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