Windsong
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Windsong | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 19, 1975 | |||
Recorded | July 1975 | |||
Studio | RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Folk, country pop | |||
Length | 42:48 | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Milton Okun | |||
John Denver chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | (mixed) [2] |
The Village Voice | C–[3] |
Windsong is the ninth studio album recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver, which was released in September, 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.
The album contained the songs "I'm Sorry" and "Calypso," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975. "Looking for Space" was dedicated to Werner Erhard, "Two Shots" to Michael P. Shore and "Calypso" to Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau and all those who served on his ship, Calypso.
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated
Side one
- "Windsong" (Denver, Joe Henry) – 3:57
- "Cowboy’s Delight" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster) – 3:05
- "Spirit" (Denver, Joe Henry) – 3:33
- "Looking for Space" – 3:56
- "Shipmates and Cheyenne" (music: Denver, lyrics: Joe Henry) – 3:22
- "Late Nite Radio" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff) – 2:44
Side two
- "Love Is Everywhere" (music: John Sommers, lyrics: John Denver, Joe Henry, Steve Weisberg, John Sommers) – 3:30
- "Two Shots" – 3:29
- "I'm Sorry" – 3:29
- "Fly Away" – 4:08
- "Calypso" – 3:32
- "Song of Wyoming" (Kent Lewis) – 3:19
Personnel
- John Denver – vocals, 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars
- Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
- Dick Kniss – double bass
- John Sommers – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
- Steve Weisberg – electric & acoustic guitars, pedal steel guitar, electric & acoustic dobros, backing vocals
- Byron Berline – mandolin, fiddle on "Love is Everywhere"
- Mary Ann Duffy – vocals on "Late Nite Radio" and "Love is Everywhere"
- Olivia Newton-John – backing vocals on "Fly Away"
- Jesse Ehrlich – cello on "Windsong"
- John Ellis – oboe on "Windsong"
- Jimmie Fadden – harmonica on "Song of Wyoming"
- Lee Holdridge – arranger, conductor
- Technical
- Kris O'Connor – production assistance
- Mickey Crofford – engineer
- Acy Lehman – art direction
- Albert MacKenzie Watson – cover photography
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1975 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart |
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5462
- ^ https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johndenver/albums/album/161483/review/5941022/windsong
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 22, 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 27, 2016.