Spirit (John Denver album)
Spirit is the 11th studio album by John Denver. It was released in August, 1976. After the full-blown success of Windsong and its accompanying hit singles, this album began a downward chart trend for the singer, although he continued to have hits on the adult contemporary charts. "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" reached #65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching the Top 40 on the U.S. and Canadian Country and AC charts.
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| Released | August 1976 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | Milton Okun | |||
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This album was re-released with bonus tracks.
Track listing
Side one
- "Come and Let Me Look in Your Eyes" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:47
- "Eli's Song" (Jack Williams) - 3:58
- "Wrangell Mountain Song" (Denver) - 3:10
- "Hitchhiker" (Denver, Steve Weisberg) - 3:10
- "In the Grand Way" (John Sommers) - 3:39
Side two
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:08
- "It Makes Me Giggle" (Denver) - 3:16
- "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" (Bill Danoff) - 2:45
- "Like a Sad Song" (Denver) - 3:41
- "San Antonio Rose" (Bob Wills) - 2:40
- "Pegasus" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:20
- "The Wings That Fly Us Home" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 4:11
CD bonus tracks
- "Whose Garden Was This" (Tom Paxton)
- "The Game Is Over" (Denver, Jean Pierre Bourtayre, Jean Marcel Bouchety)
- "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Old Folks" (Jacques Brel, Gerard Jouannest, Jean Corti, Eric Blau, Mort Shuman)
- Medley: "Golden Slumbers" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney); "Sweet Sweet Life" (Denver); "Tremble If You Must" (Paul Potash)
These bonus tracks were originally released in 1970 as Side 2 of the Whose Garden Was This album.
Personnel
- John Denver – guitars, vocals
- Steve Weisberg – electric & acoustic guitars, dobro, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
- Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
- Dick Kniss – bass
- John Sommers – acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, backing vocals
- All songs arranged by John Denver, Dick Kniss, Steve Weisberg, John Sommers and Hal Blaine
- Lee Holdridge – Orchestral Arrangements and Conductor
- Starland Vocal Band sings background vocals on "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight"
and "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
- Children's Choir on "Pegasus" from St. Mel's School, Woodland Hills, California
- Milton Okun – Producer
- Kris O'Connor – Assistant producer
- Richard Simpson – Mastering Engineer
- Mickey Crofford – Engineer
- Artie Torgersen – Assistant Engineer
- Lynne Morse – A&R Coordination
- Jerry Weintraub – Personal management
- Source: Notes on original "Spirit" Album Sleeve 1976 RCA Records, NY
References
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