''Aerie'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singe ...

. It debuted on the Billboard 200 album charts on December 4, 1971, hitting No. 75. The song "The Eagle and the Hawk" was the title theme music to an

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documentary of the same title starring both Denver and noted conservationist Morlan Nelson. This documentary is in storage at ABC, but it has not been repeated nor released by ABC. Denver's piloting skills in sail planes was shown.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

*John Denver – 6- and 12-string guitar, vocals, arrangements *Kenneth Boaz – vocals *

Gary Chester Gary Chester (born Cesario Gurciullo; October 27, 1924 – August 17, 1987) was an American studio drummer, author, and teacher. Beginning in the 1960s, he played on hundreds of records for bands such as The Coasters, The Monkees, and The Lovin ...

– drums, percussion *

Eric Weissberg Eric Weissberg (August 16, 1939 – March 22, 2020) was an American singer, banjo player, and multi-instrumentalist, whose most commercially successful recording was his banjo solo in "Dueling Banjos," featured as the theme of the film ''Deliver ...

– banjo, fiddle, pedal steel guitar * Paul Griffin – piano, organ *Richard Kniss – bass, arrangements *George Marge – woodwind *Paul Prestopino – banjo, dobro, guitar *Al Rogers – percussion * Mike Taylor – guitar, dobro, arrangements *

Toots Thielemans Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistl ...

– harmonica *Paula Ballan – vocals *Diane Kniss – vocals *Turnpike Tom – vocals *Alec White – vocals *Mary Angela White – vocals *Barbara Carlson – vocals *Andromeda Quasar – vocals *

Bill Danoff William Thomas Danoff (born May 7, 1946) is an American songwriter and singer. He is known for “ Afternoon Delight", which he wrote and performed as a member of the Starland Vocal Band, and for writing multiple hits for John Denver, includin ...

– vocals *Keith Lane – vocals *Candy Ledbetter – vocals *Ron Ledbetter – vocals *Elizabeth Lindsay – vocals *Steve Mandell – vocals *Anne Denver – vocals *

Taffy Nivert Mary Catherine "Taffy" Nivert-Danoff (born October 25, 1944) is an American songwriter and singer. She is best known for being a member of the Starland Vocal Band. Biography Mary Catherine Nivert was born 25 October 1944 in Washington, D.C. She ...

– vocals

Production

*Pat Benson – album photography *Tom Brown – recording technician *Jim Crotty – recording engineer *Ray Hall – mixer, recording engineer *Pat Martin – recording technician *Gus Mossler – recording technician *Milton Okun – producer *Joe Stelmach – album cover design

Charts

References

John Denver albums 1971 albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Milt Okun {{1970s-folk-album-stub