An Evening with John Denver
{{Infobox album
| name = An Evening with John Denver
| type = Live
| artist = John Denver
| cover = An Evening with John Denver album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 29, 1975
| recorded = August 26–September 1, 1974
| venue = Universal Amphitheatre
(Los Angeles, California)
| studio =
| genre = Folk
| length = 1:24:37
| label = RCA Victor
| producer = Milton Okun
| prev_title = Back Home Again
| prev_year = 1974
| next_title = Windsong
| next_year = 1975
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Back Home Again
| type = Live
| single1 = Thank God I'm a Country Boy
| single1date = March 1975
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r629203|pure_url=no}}
}}
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.
Track listing
All tracks written by John Denver, except where noted.
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = The Music Is You
| writer1 =
| length1 = 1:02
| title2 = Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)
| writer2 =
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Mother Nature's Son
| writer3 = Lennon–McCartney
| length3 = 4:37
| title4 = Summer
| writer4 = {{hlist|Denver|Mike Taylor|Dick Kniss}}
| length4 = 3:02
| title5 = Today
| writer5 = Randy Sparks
| length5 = 4:40
| title6 = Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio
| writer6 = Sparks
| length6 = 4:08
| total_length = 21:09
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Matthew
| writer1 =
| length1 = 3:42
| title2 = Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights in Canada)
| writer2 =
| length2 = 3:13
| title3 = Sweet Surrender
| writer3 =
| length3 = 5:02
| title4 = Grandma’s Feather Bed
| writer4 = Jim Connor
| length4 = 2:37
| title5 = Annie's Song
| writer5 =
| length5 = 3:32
| title6 = The Eagle and the Hawk
| writer6 = {{hlist|Denver|Taylor}}
| length6 = 2:22
| total_length = 20:28
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side three
| title1 = My Sweet Lady
| writer1 =
| length1 = 4:55
| title2 = Annie's Other Song
| writer2 =
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = Boy from the Country
| writer3 = {{hlist|Michael Martin Murphey|Owens Castleman}}
| length3 = 5:00
| title4 = Rhymes & Reasons
| writer4 =
| length4 = 3:17
| title5 = Forest Lawn
| writer5 = Tom Paxton
| length5 = 2:58
| total_length = 19:15
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side four
| title1 = Pickin’ the Sun Down
| writer1 = {{hlist|John Sommers|Steve Weisberg}}
| length1 = 2:17
| title2 = Thank God I’m a Country Boy
| writer2 = Sommers
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Take Me Home, Country Roads
| writer3 = {{hlist|Denver|Bill Danoff|Taffy Nivert}}
| length3 = 3:17
| title4 = Poems, Prayers and Promises
| writer4 =
| length4 = 4:40
| title5 = Rocky Mountain High
| writer5 = {{hlist|Denver|Taylor}}
| length5 = 5:04
| title6 = This Old Guitar
| writer6 =
| length6 = 4:47
| total_length = 23:45
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- John Denver — vocals, 6- and 12-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
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- Lee Holdridge — conductor
- Kris O'Connor — concert director
- Murray Adler
- Samuel Boghossian
- Denyse Buffum
- Gene Cipriano
- Buddy Collette
- Vincent DeRosa
- Assa Drori
- David Duke
- Jesse Ehrlich
- Ronald Folsom
- Allan Harshman
- Richard Kaufman
- Raymond Kelley
- Jerome Kessler
- Milton Kestenbaum
- William Kurasch
- Joy Lyle
- Richard Maximoff
- Peter Mercurio
- Wilbert Nuttycombe
- Jay Rosen
- Ralph Schaeffer
- Sidney Sharp
- Harry Shlutz
- David Schwartz
- Mari Tsumura
- David Turner
- Tibor Zelig
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1975)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| Australia Albums (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=87}}
| 4 |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|20|artist=John Denver|album=An Evening with John Denver|rowheader=true|access-date=November 3, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=John Denver|album=An Evening with John Denver|rowheader=true|access-date=November 3, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|31|date=19750329|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=John Denver|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=John Denver|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 17, 2021}} |
| scope="col"| Chart (1992)
! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|35|artist=John Denver|album=An Evening with John Denver|rowheader=true|access-date=November 3, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{John Denver}}
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Category:Albums arranged by Lee Holdridge
Category:Albums produced by Milt Okun
Category:RCA Records live albums
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