An Evening with John Denver

An Evening with John Denver is the first live album by American singer and songwriter John Denver. It was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California in August and September 1974. He was backed by an orchestra conducted by Lee Holdridge. Denver's manager, Milton Okun, was the album's music producer.

An Evening with John Denver
Live album by
John Denver
ReleasedFebruary 1975
RecordedAugust 26—September 1, 1974
VenueUniversal Amphitheatre
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreFolk
Length1:25:11
LabelRCA Records
ProducerMilton Okun
John Denver chronology
Back Home Again
(1974)		 An Evening with John Denver
(1975)		 Windsong
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Music Is You"John Denver1:02
2."Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)"Denver3:40
3."Mother Nature's Son"Lennon–McCartney4:37
4."Summer"
  • Denver
  • Mike Taylor
  • Dick Kniss
3:02
5."Today"Randy Sparks4:40
6."Saturday Night In Toledo, Ohio"Sparks4:08
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Matthew"Denver3:42
2."Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)"Denver3:13
3."Sweet Surrender"Denver5:02
4."Grandma’s Feather Bed"Jim Connor2:37
5."Annie's Song"Denver3:32
6."The Eagle and the Hawk"
  • Denver
  • Taylor
2:22
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Sweet Lady"Denver4:55
2."Annie's Other Song"Denver3:05
3."Boy from the Country"
5:00
4."Rhymes & Reasons"Denver3:17
5."Forest Lawn"Tom Paxton2:58
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pickin’ the Sun Down"
  • John Sommers
  • Steve Weisberg
2:17
2."Thank God I’m a Country Boy"Sommers3:40
3."Take Me Home, Country Roads"
3:17
4."Poems, Prayers and Promises"Denver4:40
5."Rocky Mountain High"
  • Denver
  • Taylor
5:04
6."This Old Guitar"Denver4:47

Notes

  • ^a mistakenly credited as Owens B. Castleman

Personnel

Musicians

  • John Denver — vocals, six- and twelve-string guitar
  • Dick Kniss — bass
  • Herb Lovelle — drums
  • Steve Weisberg — lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
  • John Sommers — rhythm guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
  • Hal Blaine — percussion

Orchestra

  • Lee Holdridge — conductor
  • Allan Harshman
  • Assa Drori
  • William Collette
  • David Duke
  • David Schwartz
  • David Turner
  • Denyse Buffum
  • Gene Cipriano
  • Harry Shlutz
  • Jay Rosen
  • Jerome Kessler
  • Jesse Ehrlich
  • Joy Lyle
  • Mari Tsumura
  • Milton Kestenbaum
  • Murray Adler
  • Peter Mercurio
  • Ralph Schaeffer
  • Raymond Kelley
  • Richard Kaufman
  • Richard Maximoff
  • Ronald Folsom
  • Samuel Boghossian
  • Sidney Sharp
  • Tibor Zelig
  • Vincent DeRosa
  • Wilbert Nuttycombe
  • William Kurasch

Production

  • Kris O'Connor — concert director
  • Milton Okun — producer
  • Kris O'Connor — assistant producer
  • Jerry Weintraub — personal management
  • Wally Heider Recording — recording
  • Ken Johnson — set designer
  • Penrod, Inc. — set construction
  • Stanal Sound — sound designer
  • Sundance Lighting — lighting designer
  • Jim Moody — lighting director
  • Ernie Zeilinger — engineer
  • Artie Torgersen — assistant engineer
  • Richard Simpson — mastering engineer
  • Mickey Crofford — recording engineer
  • Lowell Norman — film coordinator

Design

  • Nick Sangiamo — cover photography
  • Mike Kirkland — inner spread photography
  • Anthony Loew — liner photography
  • Sam Emerson — liner photography
  • Lowell Norman — liner photography
  • Mike Kirkland — liner photography
  • Nick Sangiamo — liner photography
  • Acy Lehman — art director
  • Mike Kirkland — poster artwork

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 9

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r629203
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.


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