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| name = Farewell Andromeda
| name = Farewell Andromeda
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| released = June 1973
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| recorded = 1973
| recorded = 1973
| studio = [[RCA Studios New York#6th Ave|RCA]], [[New York City]]
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[Folk music|folk]]
| studio = RCA Studio D, [[New York City]]; mixed at [[Morgan Studios]], [[London]]<ref>https://www.discogs.com/John-Denver-Farewell-Andromeda/release/3094102</ref>
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| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
| length = 39:07
| length = 39:07
| label = [[RCA Records]]
| label = [[RCA Victor]]
| producer = [[Milton Okun]]
| producer = [[Milton Okun]]
| prev_title = [[Rocky Mountain High (album)|Rocky Mountain High]]
| prev_title = [[Rocky Mountain High (album)|Rocky Mountain High]]
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'''''Farewell Andromeda''''' is the seventh studio album by [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[John Denver]], released in June, 1973. The LP made Billboard's Top 20, reaching #16, with three singles subsequently released: "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" [#62 POP, #25 AC], "Farewell Andromeda" [#89 POP, #20 AC] and "Please, Daddy" [#69 POP, #69 C&W].
'''''Farewell Andromeda''''' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter [[John Denver]], released in June 1973. The LP made Billboard's Top 20, reaching No. 16, with three singles subsequently released: "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" [#62 POP, #25 AC], "Farewell Andromeda" [#89 POP, No. 20 AC] and "Please, Daddy" [#69 POP, No. 69 C&W].

''[[Record World]]'' called the title track a "bright and positive ditty in the same vein as '[[Rocky Mountain High]].'"<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=August 25, 1973|accessdate=2023-03-22|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/73/RW-1973-08-25.pdf}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*John Denver — guitar, vocals
*John Denver – guitar, vocals
*[[Eric Weissberg]] — banjo, steel guitar
*[[Eric Weissberg]] – banjo, steel guitar
*Jan Camp Garrett — mandolin, vocals
*Jan Camp Garrett – mandolin, vocals
*Victor Garrett — bass, vocals
*Victor Garrett – bass, vocals
*[[Larry Gottlieb|Lawrence Gottlieb]] — steel guitar, vocals
*[[Larry Gottlieb|Lawrence Gottlieb]] – steel guitar, vocals
*[[Lee Holdridge]] — string arrangements
*[[Lee Holdridge]] – string arrangements
*Michael Holmes — piano
*Michael Holmes – piano
*Richard Kniss — bass
*Dick Kniss – bass
*[[Herb Lovelle]] — drums
*[[Herbie Lovelle]] – drums
*George Marge — woodwind
*George Marge – woodwind
*Frank Owens — piano
*Frank Owens – piano
*Paul Prestopino — guitar, autoharp
*[[Paul Prestopino]] – guitar, autoharp
*John Sommers — banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals
*John Sommers – banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals
*[[Toots Thielemans]] — harmonica
*[[Toots Thielemans]] – harmonica
*Don Wardell — Executive Producer
*Don Wardell – Executive Producer
*Bryan Bowers — autoharp
*Bryan Bowers – autoharp
*Chip Taylor, Steve Chapin, [[Bill Danoff]], [[Taffy Danoff]], Steve Mandell, Martine Habib, Campden Street Choir — vocals
*Chip Taylor, Steve Chapin, [[Bill Danoff]], [[Taffy Danoff]], Steve Mandell, Martine Habib, Campden Street Choir – vocals
;Technical
;Technical
*Kris O'Connor - assistant producer
*Kris O'Connor – assistant producer
*Acy R. Lehman - art director
*Acy R. Lehman – art director
*Mark English - cover art
*Mark English – cover art


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 6 June 2024

Farewell Andromeda
Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedJune 1973
Recorded1973
StudioRCA, New York City
GenreCountry, folk
Length39:07
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerMilton Okun
John Denver chronology
Rocky Mountain High
(1972) 		Farewell Andromeda
(1973) 		Greatest Hits
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Farewell Andromeda is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1973. The LP made Billboard's Top 20, reaching No. 16, with three singles subsequently released: "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" [#62 POP, #25 AC], "Farewell Andromeda" [#89 POP, No. 20 AC] and "Please, Daddy" [#69 POP, No. 69 C&W].

Record World called the title track a "bright and positive ditty in the same vein as 'Rocky Mountain High.'"[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I'd Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)"John Denver4:10
2."Berkeley Woman"Bryan Bowers3:32
3."Please, Daddy (Don't Get Drunk This Christmas)"
2:56
4."Angels from Montgomery"John Prine4:47
5."River of Love"John Sommers3:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)"Denver3:01
2."Whiskey Basin Blues"Denver2:47
3."Sweet Misery"Hoyt Axton3:36
4."Zachary and Jennifer"Denver2:00
5."We Don't Live Here No More"Bill Danoff4:03
6."Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)"Denver4:04

Personnel

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  • John Denver – guitar, vocals
  • Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitar
  • Jan Camp Garrett – mandolin, vocals
  • Victor Garrett – bass, vocals
  • Lawrence Gottlieb – steel guitar, vocals
  • Lee Holdridge – string arrangements
  • Michael Holmes – piano
  • Dick Kniss – bass
  • Herbie Lovelle – drums
  • George Marge – woodwind
  • Frank Owens – piano
  • Paul Prestopino – guitar, autoharp
  • John Sommers – banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica
  • Don Wardell – Executive Producer
  • Bryan Bowers – autoharp
  • Chip Taylor, Steve Chapin, Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff, Steve Mandell, Martine Habib, Campden Street Choir – vocals
Technical
  • Kris O'Connor – assistant producer
  • Acy R. Lehman – art director
  • Mark English – cover art

References

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  1. ^ Farewell Andromeda at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. August 25, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved March 22, 2023.



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