Spirit (John Denver album)
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Spirit is the 11th studio album by John Denver. It was released in August 1976. After the full-blown success of Windsong and its accompanying hit singles, this album began a downward chart trend for the singer, although he continued to have hits on the adult contemporary charts. This album was re-released with bonus tracks.
Track listing
Side one
- "Come and Let Me Look in Your Eyes" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:47
- "Eli's Song" (Jack Williams) - 3:58
- "Wrangle Mountain Song" (Denver) - 3:10
- "Hitchhiker" (Denver, Steve Weisberg) - 3:10
- "In the Grand Way" (John Sommers) - 3:39
Side two
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:08
- "It Makes Me Giggle" (Denver) - 3:16
- "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" (Bill Danoff) - 2:45
- "Like a Sad Song" (Denver) - 3:41
- "San Antonio Rose" (Bob Wills) - 2:40
- "Pegasus" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:20
- "The Wings That Fly Us Home" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 4:11
CD Bonus tracks
- "Whose Garden Was This" (Tom Paxton)
- "The Game Is Over" (Denver, Jean Pierre Bourtayre, Jean Marcel Bouchety)
- "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- "Old Folks" (Jacques Brel, Gerard Jouannest, Jean Cori, Eric Blau, Mort Shuman)
- Medley: "Golden Slumbers" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney); "Sweet Sweet Life" (Denver); "Tremble If You Must" (Paul Potash)
These bonus tracks were originally released in 1970 as Side 2 of the Whose Garden Was This album.
Personnel
- John Denver - guitars, vocals
- Steve Weisberg - electric & acoustic guitars, dobro, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
- Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
- Richard "Dick" Kniss - bass
- John Sommers - acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, backing vocals
- All songs arranged by John Denver, Dick Kniss, Steve Weisberg, John Sommers and Hal Blaine
- Lee Holdridge - Orchestral Arrangements and Conductor
- Starland Vocal Band sings background vocals on "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight"
and "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
- Children's Choir on "Pegasus" from St. Mel's School, Woodland Hills, California
- Milton Okun - Producer
- Kris O'Connor - Assistant producer
- Richard Simpson - Mastering Engineer
- Mickey Crofford - Engineer
- Artie Torgersen - Assistant Engineer
- Lynne Morse - A & R Coordination
- Jerry Weintraub - Personal management
- Source: Notes on original "Spirit" Album Sleeve 1976 RCA Records, NY
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