Spirit (John Denver album)
1976 studio album by John Denver
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Spirit is the eleventh studio album by John Denver . It was released in August, 1976. After the full-blown success of Windsong and its accompanying hit singles, this album began a downward chart trend for the singer, although he continued to have hits on the adult contemporary charts. "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" reached #65 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching the Top 40 on the U.S. and Canadian Country and AC charts.
This album was re-released with bonus tracks.
Track listing
Side one
"Come and Let Me Look in Your Eyes" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:47
"Eli's Song" (Jack Williams) - 3:58
"Wrangle Mountain Song" (Denver) - 3:10
"Hitchhiker" (Denver, Steve Weisberg) - 3:10
"In the Grand Way" (John Sommers) - 3:39
"Polka Dots and Moonbeams " (Johnny Burke , Jimmy Van Heusen ) - 3:08
Side two
"It Makes Me Giggle" (Denver) - 3:16
"Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" (Bill Danoff ) - 2:45
"Like a Sad Song " (Denver) - 3:41
"San Antonio Rose " (Bob Wills ) - 2:40
"Pegasus" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 3:20
"The Wings That Fly Us Home" (Denver, Joe Henry) - 4:11
CD bonus tracks
"Whose Garden Was This" (Tom Paxton )
"The Game Is Over" (Denver, Jean Pierre Bourtayre, Jean Marcel Bouchety)
"Eleanor Rigby " (John Lennon , Paul McCartney )
"Old Folks" (Jacques Brel , Gerard Jouannest , Jean Corti, Eric Blau , Mort Shuman )
Medley: "Golden Slumbers " (John Lennon , Paul McCartney ); "Sweet Sweet Life" (Denver); "Tremble If You Must" (Paul Potash)
These bonus tracks were originally released in 1970 as Side 2 of the Whose Garden Was This album.
Personnel
John Denver – guitars, vocals
Steve Weisberg – electric and acoustic guitars, dobro, pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
Dick Kniss – bass
John Sommers – acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, backing vocals
All songs arranged by John Denver, Dick Kniss, Steve Weisberg, John Sommers and Hal Blaine
Lee Holdridge – orchestral arrangements, conductor
Starland Vocal Band - backing vocals on "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" and "Polka Dots and Moonbeams"
Children's Choir on "Pegasus" from St. Mel's School, Woodland Hills, California
Technical
Milton Okun – Producer
Kris O'Connor – Assistant producer
Richard Simpson – Mastering Engineer
Mickey Crofford – Engineer
Artie Torgersen – Assistant Engineer
Lynne Morse – A&R Coordination
Jerry Weintraub – Personal management
Source: Notes on original "Spirit" Album Sleeve 1976 RCA Records, NY
Charts
References
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