An Evening with John Denver
The 1974 Universal Amphitheatre concerts as a double album, including the live Thank God I'm a Country Boy.
John Denver, 1975
- Released
- 1975
- Recorded
- 26 August to 1 September 1974
- Studio
- Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Producer
- Milton Okun
- Type
- live
The double LP was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City between 26 August and 1 September 1974, using a Wally Heider remote unit, and was issued by RCA Victor in 1975. It reached number two in the US and is certified three times platinum. Kris O'Connor directed the concert, Mickey Crofford engineered the recording and Lee Holdridge conducted the orchestra.
It carries a live Thank God I'm a Country Boy, recorded on 26 August and released as a single that went to number one on both the country chart and the Hot 100. The set also includes live readings of Take Me Home, Country Roads, Annie's Song and Rocky Mountain High. The television special of the same name won the 1974 to 1975 Emmy for Outstanding Special, Comedy-Variety or Music.
Track listing
- The Music Is You1:02
- Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)3:40
- Mother Nature's Son4:37
- Summer3:02
- Today4:40
- Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio4:08
- Matthew3:42
- Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)3:13
- Sweet Surrender5:02
- Grandma's Feather Bed2:37
- Annie's Song3:32
- The Eagle and the Hawk2:22
- My Sweet Lady4:55
- Annie's Other Song3:05
- Boy from the Country5:00
- Rhymes & Reasons3:17
- Forest Lawn2:58
- Pickin' the Sun Down2:17
- Thank God I'm a Country Boy3:40
- Take Me Home, Country Roads3:17
- Poems, Prayers and Promises4:40
- Rocky Mountain High5:04
- This Old Guitar4:47
Personnel
- John Denver vocals, six-string and twelve-string guitar
- Dick Kniss bass
- Herbie Lovelle drums
- Hal Blaine percussion
- Steve Weisberg lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, dobro
- John Sommers rhythm guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
- Lee Holdridge orchestral arrangements, conductor
- Milton Okun producer
- Kris O'Connor assistant producer, concert director
- Mickey Crofford engineer
More from John Denver
Rhymes & Reasons (1969), Take Me to Tomorrow (1970), Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971), Rocky Mountain High (1972), John Denver's Greatest Hits (1973), Back Home Again (1974)
Sources
- Thank God I'm a Country Boy, Wikipedia
- John Denver discography, Wikipedia