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It's About Time

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It is my feeling that this is truly one of the best albums preformed by John. I have always been a great fan of his. This album speaks from his heart to yours. These songs reflect a part of his life, as most of his songs do. I believe that if more people would listen; really sit quitely and listen to the song "It's About Time" it might help them to look at our world differently and if that one song can touch just a few hearts it may help to make our world a better place. Even through all of his hard times, which he sings about too, he always wanted to do all that he could to make this world a better place. It was a sad day when he passed from among us. However he will alway live on in his music, and in that way, with this album and all of the others he will continue to show us the way toward a better future. It really is about time. If only we cold dedicate one day to this wonderful artist who's songs touch us so deeply. This album contains so many songs that lend them-selves to ideas. It's About Time; World Game Flight; On the Wings of a Dream and Somethin' About, just to name a few, with out listing them all. Well in closing I highly recomend this album it will give you alot to think about and I believe that it will touch your heart very deeply in a way that you will never forget. My only suggestion is to listen to it at least one time surrounded by the peaceful surrounding found in nature, and listen truly with your heart and soul and not just your ears.

Though many people in the general public have never heard of this album or many of the songs, "It's About Time" must rate among John's best 3-4 albums.

Played at his memorial service in Denver, "On the Wings of a Dream" rates among John's most beautiful and thought provoking songs.

Though this album had the fewest tracks of any of John's album releases, the music is just fantatic. Be sure to listen to "Hang on Tightly, and of course, the title track, "It's About Time."

An important note: John dedicated this album to his father, who died shortly before its release.

I originally bought ths album back in the eighties when it first came out simply because at that time I was experiancing the same things that he was...death of my father, separation of my wife and this album gave me the comfort I needed to go on with life and make it work! I hold a special place in my heart for you dear friend of mine.

I love this CD. It is beautiful. My favorite is "Falling Out of Love." I also have that song perfored live on "The Wildlife Concert." I Am probably the biggest JD fan in the world. I have out of print albums such as "Take Me to Tomorrow" and "Aerie." There are very very few JD songs I dislike, and this is one of my favorite albums of his. The music is simply beautiful.

I wanted to get this "out-of-production" album because it has John Denver's version of the John Gillespie Magee, Jr. poem, "High Flight". This poem, with its renowned line "I have slipped the surly bonds of earth..." is a favorite of aviation enthusiasts. The album has other of my Denver favorites, and I am glad to have them now in digital format. The album and jewel case were in the shape the seller described. I was very pleased with this purchase, and would do business with this merchant again.

I really only bought this album because I had heard the track, On The Wings Of A Dream. A really wonderful spiritual song about the mystery of life and death. This was not just a random thought from John, his father died shortly before this album was released and he dedicated it to him.
I especially enjoyed Thought Of You, a song about the difficulties of love and relationships. Falling Out Of Love and Wild Montana Skies are good enough to buoy this uneven album. Other than these cuts, I cannot say that I enjoyed listening to the remainder of its contents.
I do understand that at this time in his life, John was facing a great deal of personal upheaval. This album does cover the wide spectrum of his interests and private life. These were difficult times for him, the blow of divorce, the death of his father, and trying to balance a demanding career plus his humanitarian programs. John is certainly trying to express all of his emotions and hopes in each of these songs. Maybe he tried too hard to show his alternate tastes in music.

This album is not popular with those who prefer "Country Boy" Denver, but it's my personal favorite. It's dedicated to the memory of his father and includes a musical setting of "High Flight," a poem that has private resonance for me and my own aviator father. The title song is my all-time favorite Denver piece, the voice of John Denver, humanitarian. This album is more "produced" than his early work, part of his effort to evolve as public taste changed, which is a challenge for any performer whose career spans decades. You won't hear any twangy bluegrass nostalgia here, but you will hear a mature songwriter at the top of his form, with something to say about humanity in that clear, pure voice. I challenge any Denver fan to listen to "Wild Montana Skies" without singing along.

This is not at all a bad album. But if you're a fan of his live performances and early studio albums (like me), it will take some time to grow on you.

This album has to contain some of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. "It's about time" and "Almost a year" are particular favourites. Although it may be a shock to many people who see JD as a "Country boy" you need to listen to this album and the lyrics of the songs without trying to make them fit into the usual Denver label. I have played many of these songs to friends, without telling them who the artist was, and everyone who has heard the songs have loved them and expressed surprise that they were by JD. He has won over quite a few new fans through this procedure. My advice is to forget your preconceptions about the artist and the label he is supposed to fit into and just listen to the music and the words. I am sure that you will find much that will touch and inspire you.

I think John Denver was concerned about losing some of his popularity and this album reflects his attempt at "throwing something against the wall and seeing if it sticks." John was not Bob Marley nor was he Bruce Springsteen. He was best at being himself. The thing about it is, the lyrics still reflect his true self, but he tried to put them to music that just wasn't him. Later on, I think he realized why we bought his albums and tried to go back to that successful formula. Unfortunately, his untimely death came before that reached fruition.