Cat. No. VV 1096: JOHN DENVER ~ WINDSONG. RCA VICTOR APL1-1183-G.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER GREAT ALBUM FOR COUNTRY AND FOLK MUSIC FANS.
JOHN DENVER (HENRY JOHN DEUTSCHENDORF JR.) WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR ACOUSTIC ARTISTS OF THE 1970s AND ONE OF THE BESTSELLING ARTISTS OF THE DECADE. ALLMUSIC HAS CALLED JOHN DENVER "AMONG THE MOST BELOVED ENTERTAINERS OF HIS ERA".
JOHN DENVER RECORDED AND RELEASED APPROXIMATELY 300 SONGS, ABOUT 200 WHICH HE WROTE HIMSELF. HE RELEASED 33 ALBUMS AND SINGLES THAT WERE CERTIFIED GOLD AND PLATINUM IN THE U.S. BY THE RIAA WITH ESTIMATED SALES OF MORE THAN 33 MILLION UNITS. HE RECORDED AND PERFORMED PRIMARILY WITH AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND SANG ABOUT HIS JOY IN NATURE, DISDAIN FOR CITY LIFE, ENTHUSIASM FOR MUSIC, AND RELATIONSHIP TRIALS. JOHN DENVER'S MUSIC APPEARED ON A VARIETY OF CHARTS, INCLUDING COUNTRY MUSIC, THE BILLBOARD HOT 100, AND ADULT CONTEMPORARY, EARNING 12 GOLD AND 4 PLATINUM ALBUMS WITH HIS SIGNATURE SONGS "TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS", "POEMS, PRAYERS AND PROMISES", "ANNIE'S SONG", "ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH", "CALYPSO", "THANK GOD I'M A COUNTRY BOY", AND "SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS".
KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF COLORADO, DENVER LIVED IN ASPEN FOR MUCH OF HIS LIFE. IN 1974, JOHN DENVER AS NAMED POET LAUREATE OF THE STATE. THE COLORADO STATE LEGISLATURE ALSO ADOPTED "ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH" AS ONE OF ITS TWO STATE SONGS IN 2007 AND WEST VIRGINIA DID THE SAME FOR "TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS" IN 2014. JOHN DENVER WAS KILLED IN A SINGLE-FATALITY CRASH WHILE PILOTING A RECENTLY PURCHASED LIGHT PLANE IN 1997 AT AGE 53.
THIS ALBUM WAS THE NINTH STUDIO ALBUM RECORDED BY JOHN AND WAS RELEASED IN SEPTEMBER 1975. THE ALBUM IS AN ORIGINAL COPY RELEASED IN AUSTRALIA BY RCA. THE ALBUM IS GATEFOLD. BOTH THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE GRADED MINT CONDITION.
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Windsong / Cowboy's Delight / Spirit / Looking For Space / Shipmates And Cheyenne / Late Night Radio. Side 2 - Love Is Everywhere / Two Shots / I'm Sorry / Fly Away / Calypso / Song Of Wyoming.
12 VINYL RECORD