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| cover = John Denver I Want to Live album cover.jpg
| cover = John Denver I Want to Live album cover.jpg
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| released = November 1977
| released = November 4, 1977
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| genre = [[Contemporary folk music|Folk]]
| genre = [[Contemporary folk music|Folk]]
| length = 39:49
| length = 39:49
| label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| label = [[RCA Victor]]
| producer = [[Milton Okun]], John Snyder
| producer = [[Milton Okun]], John Snyder
| prev_title = [[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2]]
| prev_title = [[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2]]
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| type = Studio album
| type = Studio album
| single1 = How Can I Leave You Again?
| single1 = How Can I Leave You Again?
| single1date = August 1977<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11036|title = John Denver - How Can I Leave You Again}}</ref>
| single1date = August 1977
| single2 = It Amazes Me
| single2 = It Amazes Me
| single2date = February 1978<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11214|title = John Denver - It Amazes Me}}</ref>
| single2date = February 1978
| single3 = I Want To Live
| single3 = I Want To Live
| single3date = April 1978<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11267|title = John Denver - I Want to Live}}</ref>
| single3date = April 1978
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'''''I Want to Live''''' is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter [[John Denver]]. released by [[RCA Records]] in November 1977. The title song was dedicated to the "Hunger Project", of which Denver was on the board of directors.

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5464|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5464|pure_url=no}}</ref>
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The lead single was "How Can I Leave You Again", of which ''[[Record World]]'' said: "It moves slowly but with feeling, and is bound to be a favorite with female audiences of all ages this autumn."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=November 19, 1977|accessdate=2023-02-16|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/RW-1977-11-19.pdf}}</ref>

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'''''I Want to Live''''' is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter [[John Denver]] released by [[RCA Records]] in November 1977. The title song was dedicated to the "Hunger Project", for which Denver was on the board of directors.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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*[[Lee Holdridge]] – orchestral arrangements
*[[Lee Holdridge]] – orchestral arrangements
;Technical
;Technical
*Don Wardell – Executive Producer
*Kris O'Connor – production assistance
*Kris O'Connor – production assistance
*Mickey Crofford – engineer
*Mickey Crofford – engineer

Latest revision as of 20:29, 21 June 2024

I Want to Live
Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedNovember 4, 1977
GenreFolk
Length39:49
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerMilton Okun, John Snyder
John Denver chronology
John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2
(1977) 		I Want to Live
(1977) 		John Denver
(1979)
Singles from I Want to Live
  1. "How Can I Leave You Again?"
    Released: August 1977
  2. "It Amazes Me"
    Released: February 1978
  3. "I Want To Live"
    Released: April 1978

I Want to Live is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. released by RCA Records in November 1977. The title song was dedicated to the "Hunger Project", of which Denver was on the board of directors.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The lead single was "How Can I Leave You Again", of which Record World said: "It moves slowly but with feeling, and is bound to be a favorite with female audiences of all ages this autumn."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated

Side one

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  1. "How Can I Leave You Again" – 3:07
  2. "Tradewinds" – 3:17
  3. "Bet on the Blues" (Tom Paxton) – 3:50
  4. "It Amazes Me" – 2:35
  5. "To the Wild Country" – 4:31
  6. "Ripplin' Waters" (Jimmy Ibbotson) – 3:56

Side two

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  1. "Thirsty Boots" (Eric Andersen) – 4:35
  2. "Dearest Esmeralda" (Bill Danoff) – 3:29
  3. "Singing Skies and Dancing Waters" – 4:01
  4. "I Want to Live" – 3:45
  5. "Druthers" – 2:43

Personnel

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Technical
  • Kris O'Connor – production assistance
  • Mickey Crofford – engineer
  • Acy Lehman – art direction
  • Mark English – cover illustration

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ I Want to Live at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 19, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "John Denver Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "John Denver Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2021.


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