Back Home Again (John Denver album)
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Back Home Again | ||||
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Studio album by John Denver | ||||
Released | June 15, 1974 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Producer | Milton Okun, Susan Ruskin | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Back Home Again is the eighth album by singer-songwriter John Denver released in June 1974. The multi-platinum album contained the hit singles "Annie's Song" (#1 pop, #1 adult contemporary), and "Back Home Again" (#5 pop, #1 AC, #1 country). In addition, the studio versions of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "Sweet Surrender" appear on this album. The song "The Music is You" is a bonus track on the 1998 reissue of Rocky Mountain Christmas.
On the cover, John is shown with his then-wife Ann Martell.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by John Denver; except where indicated
Side one
- "Back Home Again" 4:42
- "On the Road" (Carl Franzen) 2:33
- "Grandma's Feather Bed" (Jim Connor) 2:15
- "Matthew" 3:43
- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"A (John Sommers) 3:06
- "The Music Is You"B 1:26
Side two
- "Annie's Song" 2:58
- "It’s Up to You" (Steve Weisberg)B 2:26
- "Cool an' Green an' Shady" (Denver, Joe Henry)B 3:07
- "Eclipse"B 3:41
- "Sweet Surrender"A 5:29
- "This Old Guitar" 2:50
A Original studio version, subsequently a US hit single from the live double album An Evening with John Denver
B Some later audio cassette releases of the album excluded these songs.
Personnel
- John Denver — guitar, vocals
- Buddy Collette — clarinet
- Eric Weissberg — banjo, steel guitar
- Jim Gordon — drums
- Hal Blaine — drums
- Jim Connor — banjo, harmonica, vocals
- Julie Connor — vocals
- Glen D. Hardin — piano
- Lee Holdridge — orchestral arrangements
- David Jackson — bass
- Richard Kniss — bass
- John Sommers — banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals
- Steve Weisberg — guitar, dulcimer, arranger
- Don Wardell — Executive Producer
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1974 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
Preceded by | Billboard 200 number-one album August 10–16, 1974 |
Succeeded by 461 Ocean Boulevard by Eric Clapton |
Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album of the year 1975 |
Succeeded by The Sound in Your Mind by Willie Nelson |
References
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