Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000 TV Movie) [Soundtrack]

John Denver | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 18, 2000)
• Original Release Date: April 18, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00004SBUU
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,426 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, Great Songs, Great Singer, May 1, 2000

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Joe Sparks (Richardson, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000 TV Movie) (Audio CD)

I own every John Denver CD available and this one is clearly the best collection of his songs out there.

Many of the performances on this CD were recorded by John Denver in the 80's and 90's. These songs are much clearer and better than his originals in the 70's. John's voice had matured very much and he was able to give much more stirring renditions of his songs.

Do yourself a favor and buy this CD...you won't be disappointed.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Friends around a Campfire, May 9, 2000

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"ladylea2020bookends" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000 TV Movie) (Audio CD)

Talk about under-rated, under appreciated, taken for granted...well that would be the music and especially the voice of John Denver. Evocative,romantic,innocent and clear,listening to this CD brings us back to the pure possible pleasure of country roads. By the time "Rocky Mountain High" comes up, goose bumps will come up too. Take a moment from your millenium life,and get this CD. Follow me where I go..........

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To The Fan From Atlanta, GA..., July 8, 2000

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Cecilia Backhaus (Phelan, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000 TV Movie) (Audio CD)

The song you are referring to is called "For Baby (For Bobbi)" The title is written like that because John originally wrote it for a girl named Bobbi. Later, he changed it to the "For Baby" because it sounded more like a lullaby. It was written in 1965 and first appeared on a Chad Mitchell Trio album titled, "That's the Way It's Gonna Be." The album was released again under the title "Violets of Dawn", also in 1965. Hoping to capitalize on John's popularity, the album was re-released in 1974 as "Beginnings...The Mitchell Trio Featuring John Denver." Liner notes show the song to have been written by "H. J. Deutschendorf, Jr." I had the pleasure of seeing John Denver in concert 3 times in the 1970's, once in the 1980's and last in the 1990's. I was looking forward to seeing him again in 2000. I guess it will just have to be on video.

This collection is a great way for anyone to listen to a sampling of John Denver's work. The movie was not that great, mostly because of the close-ups of Chad Lowe mouthing the words to John's songs. I think it would have been better to have used shots from behind him, or from a distance instead. Seeing the songs I'm so familiar with coming from a difference face made me a bit uncomfortable.