Best of John Denver Live [Enhanced, Live]

John Denver | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 29, 1997)
• Original Release Date: July 29, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AHQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,494 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado

2. Medley: Leaving on a Jet Plane/Goodbye Again

3. Fly Away

4. Calypso

Editorial Reviews

2008 release, an installment in the popular Euro Best Of Gold CD series. Features the best tracks from this artist pressed on a beautiful Gold disc that looks as good as it sounds! This collection features 16 live hits from the late singer/songwriter including 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Calypso', 'Take Me Home Country Roads' and more. Sony/BMG. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really is love, January 11, 2001

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"91tb78" (USAFA, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Of John Denver Live (Audio CD)

I have the SACD version and I swear John is standing right in my room singing and playing. Whether you have CD or SACD format this is a really great recording. If you really want an excellent live recording this is the one...look no further! John has included some very awesome melow songs, and also some very upbeat songs that make you listen more and more. I highly recommend this CD, especially the SACD version if you have an SACD player!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Live reccccording Of John's Hits!, September 10, 2002

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Barron Laycock "Labradorman" (Temple, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of John Denver Live (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful compilation of live versions of John Denver's greatest hits even as he was continuing to make them. . Here we see the monster hits that propelled him into amazing popularity and superstardom in the early 1970s. In his heyday no one was outselling his albums or out-booking John for concert appearances, and considering the incredible talents on the scene at the time, that is a pretty good indication of just how popular he was, and just how universal John Denver's appeal was. No one else sang of the wide-open possibilities and seemingly limitless prospects for a good life awaiting those who would free themselves from the bonds that confined them and just dare to soar along with him in the wild open spaces.

All the tracks here are terrific, from "Take Me Home, Country Roads", the breakthrough country-pop hit that launched him onto the public stage, to "Rocky Mountain High, his paean to appreciating the beauties of nature and the natural life. He, more than any of his contemporaries, actively caught the public's imagination regarding the wonders of the natural environment, and in a time when environmental concerns were splashed all over the headlines and the evening news, John's vision of popular concern for and stewardship of the natural world was immensely important. I love all the songs here, including "Starwood In Aspen", "Rhymes And Reasons ", "Sunshine On My Shoulders", " The Eagle And The Hawk", and my own special favorite, "Poems, Prayers, And Promises". This album represents a wonderful overview of the early work of John as he thrilled a whole generation with his own perspective of a meaningful life lived in the natural splendor of nature. I know you will enjoy this live performance of many of his hits as well as all the other three of his greatest hits albums. Far out!

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brings back memories of his concerts, June 28, 2000

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KATE BENSEN (Onalaska, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of John Denver Live (Audio CD)

This CD is of The Wildlife Concert that took place in February 1995. Selected songs from that concert are included on this CD. If you had the opportunity to witness this man in concert, this collection will put you back there. You will envision John on stage singing to you once again. Its been almost 30 years since I first saw John in concert, at the height of Rocky Mt. High and Farewell Andromeda albums. This CD brings it all back and more.