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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
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| Name = I Want to Live
| Type = Studio
| name = I Want to Live
| Artist = [[John Denver]]
| type = Studio
| Cover = John Denver I Want to Live album cover.jpg
| artist = [[John Denver]]
| cover = John Denver I Want to Live album cover.jpg
| Released = November 1977
| alt =
| released = November 4, 1977
| Recorded =
| recorded =
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| Genre = [[Folk music|Folk]]
| Length = 39:49
| venue =
| Label = [[RCA Records]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Milton Okun]], John Snyder
| genre = [[Contemporary folk music|Folk]]
| length = 39:49
| Last album = ''[[Spirit (John Denver album)|Spirit]]'' <br />(1976)
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| label = [[RCA Victor]]
| This album = '''''I Want to Live''''' <br />(1977)
| producer = [[Milton Okun]], John Snyder
| Next album = ''[[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2]]'' <br />(1977)
| prev_title = [[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2]]
| Misc =
| prev_year = 1977
{{Singles
| next_title = [[John Denver (album)|John Denver]]
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| Name = I Want to Live
| next_year = 1979
| Type = Studio album
| Single 1 = How Can I Leave You Again?
| misc = {{Singles
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| name = I Want to Live
| Single 1 date = August 1977<ref>http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11036</ref>
| Single 2 = It Amazes Me
| type = Studio album
| single1 = How Can I Leave You Again?
| Single 2 date = February 1978<ref>http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11214</ref>
| single1date = August 1977
| Single 3 = I Want To Live
| single2 = It Amazes Me
| Single 3 date = April 1978<ref>http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11267</ref>
| single2date = February 1978
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}}
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| single3 = I Want To Live
| single3date = April 1978
}}
}}
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}}
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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>
}}
}}
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 album by [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] [[John Denver]] released by [[RCA Records]] in November 1977. The title song was dedicated to the "Hunger Project", which Denver was on the board of directors.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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===Side one===
===Side one===
# "How Can I Leave You Again?" - 3:07
# "How Can I Leave You Again" – 3:07
# "Tradewinds" - 3:17
# "Tradewinds" – 3:17
# "Bet on the Blues" ([[Tom Paxton]]) - 3:50
# "Bet on the Blues" ([[Tom Paxton]]) – 3:50
# "It Amazes Me" - 2:35
# "It Amazes Me" – 2:35
# "To the Wild Country" - 4:31
# "To the Wild Country" – 4:31
# "Ripplin' Waters" (Jimmy Ibbotson) - 3:56
# "Ripplin' Waters" ([[Jimmy Ibbotson]]) – 3:56


===Side two===
===Side two===
# "Thirsty Boots" ([[Eric Andersen]]) - 4:35
# "[[Thirsty Boots]]" ([[Eric Andersen]]) – 4:35
# "Dearest Esmeralda" ([[Bill Danoff]]) - 3:29
# "Dearest Esmeralda" ([[Bill Danoff]]) – 3:29
# "Singing Skies and Dancing Waters" - 4:01
# "Singing Skies and Dancing Waters" – 4:01
# "I Want to Live" - 3:45
# "[[I Want to Live (John Denver song)|I Want to Live]]" – 3:45
# "Druthers" - 2:43
# "Druthers" – 2:43


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*John Denver - guitar, vocals
*John Denver – guitar, vocals
*[[James Burton]] - guitar
*[[James Burton]] – guitar
*Renée Armand - vocals
*Renée Armand – vocals
*[[Hal Blaine]] - drums
*[[Hal Blaine]] – drums
*Mike Crumm - vocals
*Mike Crumm – vocals
*[[Chuck Domanico]] - bass
*[[Chuck Domanico]] – bass
*Mike Lane - keyboards
*[[Michael Lang (musician)|Michael Lang]] – keyboards
*[[Herb Pedersen]] - banjo, guitar, vocals
*[[Herb Pedersen]] – banjo, guitar, vocals
*[[Lee Ritenour]] - guitar
*[[Lee Ritenour]] – guitar
*[[Lee Holdridge]] - orchestral arrangements
*[[Lee Holdridge]] – orchestral arrangements
;Technical
;Technical
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*Kris O'Connor – production assistance
*Don Wardell - Executive Producer
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*Mickey Crofford – engineer
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*Kris O'Connor - production assistance
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*Acy Lehman – art direction
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*Mickey Crofford - engineer
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*Mark English – cover illustration
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*Acy Lehman - art direction

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*Mark English - cover illustration
==Charts==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1977–1978)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=87}}</ref>
| 16
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|45|artist=John Denver|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 30, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|10|artist=John Denver|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 30, 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1978)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1978/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1978|magazine=Billboard|date=January 2, 2013|accessdate=May 30, 2021}}</ref>
| 40
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
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{{John Denver}}

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[[Category:John Denver albums]]
[[Category:John Denver albums]]

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

[edit]
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

[edit]

All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated

Side one

[edit]
  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

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

Charts

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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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