STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - JOHN DENVER - WINDSONG

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Good morning faithful readers and welcome back to the Thursday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember singer songwriter, guitarist, actor, record producer, activist, and humanitarian, John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.), on the 26tgh anniversary of his death. He was born on New Year's Eve 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico to Erma Louise (née Swope; 1922–2010) and Captain Henry John "Dutch" Deutschendorf Sr. (1920–1982),[11] a United States Army Air Forces pilot. He passed away on this day in 1997, age 53, when his light homebuilt aircraft, a Rutan Long-EZ crashed into Monterey Bay near Pacific Grove, California. When honor his legacy by spinning his ninth studio album, Windsong. The LP was released September 19, 1975 on the RCA label and produced by Milton Okun. It peaked at #14 in the UK, #5 in New Zealand, #2 in the Netherlands, and #1 in Australia, #1 on the Hot 100, and #1 on the Top Country Albums chart. Three singles were issued ; "Calypso" (#36 Ultratop 50 Wallonia, #7 Australia, #5 New Zealand, #2 Dutch Top 40, Single Top 100, Billboard Hot 100), "Fly Away" (#28 Canadian RPM Country Tracks, #13 Hot 100, Canadian RPM Top Singles, #12 Billboard Hot Country Singles, #2 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary, #1 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening) and "Looking For Space" (#63 Canadian RPM Top Singles, #30 Billboard Hot Country Singles, #29 Billboard Hot 100, #23 Canadian RPM Country Tracks, #4 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary, #1 Billboard Easy Listening). 

"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

John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
Dick Kniss – double bass
John Sommers – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals
Steve Weisberg – electric and acoustic guitars, pedal steel guitar, electric and 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