Song's Best Friend: The Very Best Of (+ Bonus CD)

Performer: John Denver
Distributor: MSI Music Distribution

Notes: This 2004 compilation dives deep into the work of the late heartland country-folk vocalist, revealing most of his numerous hits, including "Take Me Home Country Roads," "Annie's Song," "Rocky Mountain High," "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," and his original version of "Leaving On A Jet Plane." This is an enjoyable sampler highlighting John Denver's biggest hits for the RCA label, along with a few demos and alternate takes. These 25 tracks include the original versions of "Sunshine on My Shoulders," "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," and "Rocky Mountain High." While a few favorites are missing, this collection does an admirable job spotlighting the majority of the singer's chart-toppers. ~ Al Campbell

As John Denver, the former John Henry Deutschendorf was a ubiquitous icon of the 1970s. Although he had been a musician and songwriter in the 1960s, penning "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for Peter, Paul & Mary, Denver hit his stride in the '70s with earnest folk songs celebrating the glories of the natural world and life's simple pleasures. Although he was sometimes savaged by critics for his overarching earnestness, his songs speak for themselves, and his records still sell in large numbers. In the wake of his premature death in a 1997 plane crash, a number of contemporary artists have recorded Denver's songs, without any hint of irony.

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