John Denver's Greatest Hits

JD Greatest Hits (Series), John Denver

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1973
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002W0Z
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,882 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GIVING CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE, May 31, 2000

By	Michael D. Zungolo (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In the 70's, when Denver was at his creative and commercial peak--because he looked like a dork and made bad movies with George Burns and bad TV shows with the Muppets--it was not hip to like his music. I must admit that as a younger man I succumbed to this reasoning myself. I listened to James Taylor and the Eagles but turned my nose up at Denver, whose one hip credential at the time was writing "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for Peter Paul & Mary. . .But if you listen to some of these songs you will realize, if only in retrospect, that there is some real poetry, and some genuine musical majesty working here--particularly in "Rocky Mountain high" and "Take Me Home Country Roads", two of the best hit records of the decade. "Goodbye Again", "Starwood in Aspen" and "Rhymes and Reasons" are underrated songs that would have gotten a lot more respect if they'd been on a James Taylor or Dan Fogelberg album.

Fair is fair. The guy could write a song.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Denver at his melancholy best!, January 18, 2000

By	Darrell (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews

John Denver, without a doubt, has to be my main inspiration for guitar. Unlike any other artist, he created such melancholy and images of nature through his songs, complementing them with his soaring, tenor voice and his excellent guitar playing. When I heard he was killed, I sat in my living room and played and sang every Denver song I knew, trying to give them some of the justice they deserved.

Though not all of his best songs are on this compilation, I do believe that this collection captures all parts of Denver. Songs like "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and "Rhymes and Reasons" and "Leaving on a Jet Plane" evoke a melancholy spirit while others like "Eagle and the Hawk" and "Country Roads" makes one long for the beauty of nature that only Denver can capture in song.

Denver will be sorely missed.

25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to John Denver!, July 7, 2000

By	"aeriewindsong" (Hanford, CA USA) - See all my reviews

When I was growing up, my parents had three JD albums: Poems, Prayers, and Promises, Aerie, and Back Home Again. So we didn't have this particular album, however I know many of the songs on it and they are pure beauty. The best thing about Greatest Hits is it has five songs that as of now are unavailable anywhere else (Rhymes and Reasons, Leaving on a Jet Plane, Follow Me, Starwood in Aspen and the Eagle and the Hawk). Still, I would recommend that you buy PP&P as well as Rocky Mountain High. All of John's work was great, not just these...