STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JOHN DENVER - ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH

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Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember New Mexico born  singer-songwriter, producer, activist, and humanitarian, John Denver, on this the 24th anniversary of his passing. He died in 1997, age 53, as a result of a plane crash over  Monterey Bay. He was the lone occupant. With him in mind, we spotlight his 6th studio album, Rocky Mountain High. Rocky Mountain High was released September 15, 1972 on the RCA label and produced by Milton Okun. It peaked at #40 on the US Country charts, #11 in the UK, #4 on the Billboard 200, and #1 in Canada. It has been certified 2X Platinum in the US. It 's three  singles were the title track (#39 Australia, #9 Hot 100, #8 Canada, #3 US Adult Contemporary, #2 Canada Adult Contemporary) , "Goodbye Again" (#88 Hot 100, #23  US Adult Contemporary, #103 "Hard Life, Hard Times (Prisoners)"). Among the musician's on the record is Eric Weissberg, most famous for his banjo heard in the 1972 film Deliverance.

1. "Rocky Mountain High"
John Denver Mike Taylor
4:43

2. "Mother Nature's Son"
John Lennon Paul McCartney
2:28

3. "Paradise" John Prine 2:13

4. "For Baby (For Bobbie)" Denver 2:57

5. "Darcy Farrow"
Steve Gillette Tom Campbell
4:22

6. "Prisoners" Denver 3:36

Side two

1. "Goodbye Again" Denver 3:36
2. "Season Suite: Summer"
Denver Taylor Dick Kniss
2:51

3. "Season Suite: Fall"
Denver Taylor Kniss
1:38

4. "Season Suite: Winter"
Denver Taylor Kniss
1:36

5. "Season Suite: Late Winter, Early Spring (When Everybody Goes to Mexico)"
Denver Taylor Kniss
4:00

6. "Season Suite: Spring"
Denver Taylor Kniss
2:27

John Denver – 6-string guitars, twelve-string guitars, acoustic guitars, vocals, arrangements

Mike Taylor – guitar

Dick Kniss – double bass, arranger

Frank Owens – piano

Paul Prestopino – mandolin, dobro

Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitar

Gary Chester – drums, percussion

Bill Danoff, Martine Habib, Bruce Innes, Mike Kobluk, Taffy Nivert – backing vocals
Pupils of Whitby School, Greenwich, Connecticut – backing vocals on "For Baby (For Bobbie)"