''Windsong'' is the ninth studio album recorded 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 ...
, which was released in September 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.
The album contained the songs "
I'm Sorry" and "
Calypso," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975. "Looking for Space" was dedicated to
Werner Erhard, "Two Shots" to Michael P. Shore and "Calypso" to
Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau and all those who served on his ship, ''Calypso''.
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated
Side one
# "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
Personnel
*John Denver – vocals,
6 and 12-string acoustic guitars
*
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
*Dick Kniss – double bass
*John Sommers –
banjo
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, 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 – electric and acoustic guitars,
pedal steel guitar
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, electric and acoustic
dobros
Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars, currently owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar.
The Dobro was origin ...
, 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
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
John Denver albums
1975 albums
Albums arranged by Lee Holdridge
Albums produced by Milt Okun
RCA Records albums
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