Windsong

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Windsong
Studio album by John Denver
Released	1975
Label	RCA
Producer	Milton Okun
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (mixed) link
John Denver chronology
An Evening With John Denver (1975) Windsong (1975) Rocky Mountain Christmas (1975)

American singer-songwriter John Denver's Windsong album was released at the height of his popularity in the mid-70s, in September 1975. It contained the hit single I'm Sorry / Calypso.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Windsong" (Denver, Joe Henry)
2. "Cowboy’s Delight" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster)
3. "Spirit" (Denver, Pableto Henry)
4. "Looking For Space" (Denver)
5. "Shipmates And Cheyenne" (Denver, Joe Henry)
6. "Late Nite Radio" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff)

[edit] Side two

1. "Love Is Everywhere" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff)
2. "Two Shots" (Denver)
3. "I'm Sorry" (Denver)
4. "Fly Away" (Denver)
5. "Calypso" (Denver)
6. "Song Of Wyoming" (Denver, Kent Lewis)

[edit] Personnel

John Denver - guitar, vocals

• Olivia Newton-John - vocals
• Eric Weissberg - banjo, steel guitar
• Hal Blaine - drums
• Byron Berline - mandolin, violin
• Mary Ann Duffy - vocals
• Jesse Ehrlich - cello
• John Ellis - oboe
• Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
• Lee Holdridge - Arranger & Conductor
• Richard Kniss - bass
• John Sommers - banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals

[edit] Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Billboard 200	1

Preceded by Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd

Billboard 200 number-one album October 18 - October 31, 1975

Succeeded by Rock of the Westies by Elton John