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I Want to Live
I Want to Live
Studio album by John Denver
Released	November 4, 1977
Genre	Folk
Length	39:49
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Milton Okun, John Snyder
John Denver chronology
Singles from I Want to Live
	"How Can I Leave You Again?"; Released: August 1977; "It Amazes Me"; Released: February 1978; "I Want To Live"; Released: 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated

Side one

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

Side two

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

Personnel

John Denver – guitar, vocals
James Burton – guitar
Renée Armand – vocals
Hal Blaine – drums
Mike Crumm – vocals
Chuck Domanico – bass
Michael Lang – keyboards
Herb Pedersen – banjo, guitar, vocals
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Lee Holdridge – orchestral arrangements

Technical

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–1978)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)^[3]	16
US Billboard 200^[4]	45
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	40

References

^ I Want to Live at AllMusic
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. November 19, 1977. p. 1. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "John Denver Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "John Denver Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. January 2, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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[1] I Want to Live at AllMusic

[rw-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.

[ac_Billboard200_John_Denver-4] "John Denver Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_John_Denver-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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+'''''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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+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>
-'''''I Want to Live''''' is the 12th studio 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==
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 ===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===
-# "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 (John Denver song)|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==
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 *[[Lee Holdridge]] – orchestral arrangements
 ;Technical
-*Don Wardell – Executive Producer
 *Kris O'Connor – production assistance
 *Mickey Crofford – engineer
 *Acy Lehman – art direction
 *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==
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 [[Category:John Denver albums]]
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 [[Category:Albums produced by Milt Okun]]
 [[Category:RCA Records albums]]
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v t e John Denver
Studio albums	Rhymes & Reasons Take Me to Tomorrow Whose Garden Was This Poems, Prayers & Promises Aerie Rocky Mountain High Farewell Andromeda Back Home Again Windsong Rocky Mountain Christmas Spirit I Want to Live John Denver Autograph Some Days Are Diamonds Seasons of the Heart It's About Time Dreamland Express One World Higher Ground Earth Songs The Flower That Shattered the Stone Christmas, Like a Lullaby Different Directions Love Again All Aboard!
Live albums	An Evening with John Denver Christmas in Concert
Compilation albums	John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2 Volume 3 Forever, John John Denver: A Portrait The John Denver Collection The Rocky Mountain Collection Something to Sing About 16 Biggest Hits The Essential John Denver
Soundtracks with the Muppets	John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together Rocky Mountain Holiday
Tribute albums	The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver
Singles	"Take Me Home, Country Roads" "Rocky Mountain High" "Sunshine on My Shoulders" "Annie's Song" "Back Home Again" "Sweet Surrender" "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" "I'm Sorry" "Calypso" "Fly Away" "Looking for Space" "Like a Sad Song" "My Sweet Lady" "I Want to Live" "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" "The Cowboy and the Lady" "Perhaps Love" "Shanghai Breezes" "Dreamland Express" "And So It Goes"
Other songs	"Homegrown Tomatoes"
Related	Discography Filmography Perhaps Love "Leaving on a Jet Plane" Cassandra Delaney (second wife) Spirit (sculpture) Windstar Records Windstar Foundation
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