Windsong
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Windsong is the ninth album by American
singer-songwriter
John Denver
released in September 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.
The album contained the songs "I'm Sorry
" and "Calypso
," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975.
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
released in September 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.
The album contained the songs "I'm Sorry
I'm Sorry (John Denver song)
"I'm Sorry" is a song written and recorded by American country-folk singer-songwriter John Denver. Released in 1975, it was his final number-one pop hit released during his career.-Chart performance:...
" and "Calypso
Calypso (song)
"Calypso" is a song written by John Denver in 1975 as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso. The song was featured on Denver's 1975 album Windsong....
," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975.
Track listing
- "Windsong" (Denver, Joe Henry)
- "Cowboy’s Delight" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster)
- "Spirit" (Denver, Joe Henry)
- "Looking for SpaceLooking for Space"Looking for Space" is the title of a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released as a single from his album Windsong, "Looking for Space" peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the April 1976...
" (Denver) - "Shipmates and Cheyenne" (Denver, Joe Henry)
- "Late Nite Radio" (Bill DanoffBill DanoffBill Danoff is an American songwriter and singer. His best known song as a performer is "Afternoon Delight", which Danoff performed as a member of the Starland Vocal Band...
, Taffy Danoff) - "Love Is Everywhere" (John Sommers, John Denver, Joe Henry, Steve Weisberg)
- "Two Shots" (Denver)
- "I'm SorryI'm Sorry (John Denver song)"I'm Sorry" is a song written and recorded by American country-folk singer-songwriter John Denver. Released in 1975, it was his final number-one pop hit released during his career.-Chart performance:...
" (Denver) - "Fly AwayFly Away (John Denver song)"Fly Away" is a 1975 song written and performed by John Denver, with Olivia Newton-John on backup vocals. Released as a single from the Windsong album, "Fly Away" peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in early-1976, Denver's...
" (Denver) - "CalypsoCalypso (song)"Calypso" is a song written by John Denver in 1975 as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso. The song was featured on Denver's 1975 album Windsong....
" (Denver) - "Song of Wyoming" (Kent Lewis)
Personnel
- John Denver - guitar, vocals
- Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
- vocals - Eric WeissbergEric WeissbergEric Weissberg is an American banjo player, best known for the theme from the movie Deliverance.-Biography:Eric Weissberg went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, then the Juilliard School of Music. He joined an early version of the Greenbriar Boys , but left before they made any recordings....
- banjo, steel guitar - Hal BlaineHal BlaineHal Blaine is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and...
- drums - Byron BerlineByron BerlineByron Berline is an American fiddle player.-Biography:Berline started playing the fiddle at age five and quickly developed a talent for it. In 1965, he recorded the album Pickin' and Fiddlin with the Dillards...
- mandolin, violin - Mary Ann Duffy - vocals
- Jesse Ehrlich - cello
- John Ellis - oboe
- Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
- Lee HoldridgeLee HoldridgeLee Holdridge is a Haitian-born American television composer and orchestrator.-Biography:He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, of a Puerto-Rican mother and an American father, the botanist an climatologist Leslie Holdridge...
- Arranger & Conductor - Richard Kniss - bass
- John Sommers - banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Chart positions
Year | Chart | Position |
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1975 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
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