''Back Home Again'' is the eighth 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 ...

, released in June 1974. The multi-platinum album reached the top position on the ''Billboard'' 200 and contained the hit singles "

Annie's Song "Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a song in time written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as the lead single from his eighth studio album '' Back Home Again'' ...

" (#1 pop, No. 1 adult contemporary), and " Back Home Again" (#5 pop, No. 1 AC, No. 1 country). In addition, the studio versions of "

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" and " Sweet Surrender" appear on this album. The song "Grandma's Feather Bed" was written by banjoist Jim Connor, of the New Kingston Trio, based on a verse he wrote for his grandmother. Denver first heard Connor playing the song in 1968. Connor played on Denver's recording, and toured with the singer. Andy Powell, "Connor’s ‘Grandma’s Feather Bed’ almost wasn’t recorded", ''The Gadsden Times'', June 2, 2011
Retrieved May 19, 2017 The song "The Music Is You" is a bonus track on the 1998 reissue of ''

Rocky Mountain Christmas ''Rocky Mountain Christmas'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in October 1975. His first Christmas-themed release, the album includes renditions of several traditional carols and popular Christmas st ...

''. On the cover, John is shown with his then-wife Annie Martell.

Track listing

All tracks written by John Denver, except where noted.

Personnel

* John Denver – 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, vocals * Buddy Collette –

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

* Jim Gordon – drums, percussion *

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– drums, percussion * Jim Connor –

banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

, harmonica, vocals * Julie Connor – vocals *

Glen Hardin Glen Dee Hardin (born April 18, 1939) is an American piano player and arranger. He has performed and recorded with such artists as Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, and Ricky Nelson. Career Hardin was born in Wellington, ...

– piano *

Lee Holdridge Lee Elwood Holdridge (born March 3, 1944) is a Haitian-born American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. A 18-time Emmy Award nominee, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and one S ...

– orchestral arrangements * David Jackson –

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* Dick Kniss – bass * John Sommers – banjo, acoustic guitar,

mandolin A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...

fiddle A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...

, backing vocals * Steve Weisberg – acoustic guitar,

dulcimer The word dulcimer refers to two families of musical string instruments. Hammered dulcimers The word ''dulcimer'' originally referred to a trapezoidal zither similar to a psaltery whose many strings are struck by handheld "hammers". Variants of ...

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, backing vocals, arranger * Don Wardell – Executive Producer * Uncredited – piano, harmonica and organ on "Back Home Again", piano on "The Music is You"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

John Denver albums 1974 albums Albums arranged by Lee Holdridge Albums produced by Milt Okun RCA Records albums {{1970s-folk-album-stub