An Evening with John Denver

An Evening with John Denver
Live album by
John Denver
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1975
RecordedAugust 26–September 1, 1974
VenuesUniversal Amphitheatre
(Los Angeles, California)
Genres
Length1:24:37
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerMilton Okun
John Denver chronology
Back Home Again
(1974)		 An Evening with John Denver
(1975)		 Windsong
(1975)
Singles from An Evening with John Denver
  1. "Sweet Surrender"
    Released: December 1974
  2. "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"
    Released: March 1975
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An Evening with John Denver is the first live album by American singer and songwriter John Denver. It was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California, in August and September 1974. He was backed by an orchestra conducted by Lee Holdridge. Denver's manager, Milton Okun, was the album's music producer.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Denver, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Music Is You" 1:02
2."Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)" 3:40
3."Mother Nature's Son"Lennon–McCartney4:37
4."Summer"
3:02
5."Today"Randy Sparks4:40
6."Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio"Sparks4:08
Total length:21:09
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Connor2:37
5."Annie's Song" 3:32
6."The Eagle and the Hawk"
  • Denver
  • Taylor
2:22
Total length:20:28
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Sweet Lady" 4:55
2."Annie's Other Song" 3:05
3."Boy from the Country"
5:00
4."Rhymes & Reasons" 3:17
5."Forest Lawn"Tom Paxton2:58
Total length:19:15
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pickin’ the Sun Down"
  • John Sommers
  • Steve Weisberg
2:17
2."Thank God I’m a Country Boy"Sommers3:40
3."Take Me Home, Country Roads"
3:17
4."Poems, Prayers and Promises" 4:40
5."Rocky Mountain High"
  • Denver
  • Taylor
5:04
6."This Old Guitar" 4:47
Total length:23:45

Personnel

Musicians

  • John Denver — vocals, 6- and 12-string guitar
  • Dick Kniss — bass
  • Herb Lovelle — drums
  • Steve Weisberg — lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
  • John Sommers — rhythm guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
  • Hal Blaine — percussion

Orchestra

  • Lee Holdridge — conductor
  • Kris O'Connor — concert director
  • Murray Adler
  • Samuel Boghossian
  • Denyse Buffum
  • Gene Cipriano
  • Buddy Collette
  • Vincent DeRosa
  • Assa Drori
  • David Duke
  • Jesse Ehrlich
  • Ronald Folsom
  • Allan Harshman
  • Richard Kaufman
  • Raymond Kelley
  • Jerome Kessler
  • Milton Kestenbaum
  • William Kurasch
  • Joy Lyle
  • Richard Maximoff
  • Peter Mercurio
  • Wilbert Nuttycombe
  • Jay Rosen
  • Ralph Schaeffer
  • Sidney Sharp
  • Harry Shlutz
  • David Schwartz
  • Mari Tsumura
  • David Turner
  • Tibor Zelig

Charts

References

  1. ↑ An Evening with John Denver at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Denver – An Evening with John Denver" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Charts.nz – John Denver – An Evening with John Denver". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 29/3/1975 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ "John Denver Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "John Denver Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – John Denver – An Evening with John Denver". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  9. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  10. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1975 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1975". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved November 8, 2021.


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