FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans) | 01:17:23 | 433 MB
Genre: Folk Pop/Rock, Country, Soft Rock, Acoustic, Singer/Songwriter | Label: RCA/Legacy

Placing the word definitive on a best-of collection is usually a panicked label attempt to fill last-minute Christmas stockings, but in the case of RCA's Definitive All- Greatest Hits John Denver retrospective, it's a truly apt description. Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Denver's first album release on RCA, the two-disc, 24-track overview of the country-pop singer's storied career is the most concise and nuanced yet. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes, road-trip classics like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Back Home Again" are as warm as the singer's lauded tenor. There are no gimmicky re-recorded cuts or disappointing live tracks -- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" spent its on the charts in its live incarnation -- and his spotty '80s material is only briefly covered ("Perhaps Love" and "Shanghai Breezes"). The only real omission is "Grandma's Feather Bed," but the 20-page booklet and song-by-song commentary by long friend Milt Okun more than suffice. The bonus disc, maddeningly sparse at just four tracks, makes up for its brevity by including a goose bump-inducing 1975 acoustic version of "Calypso." With the pompous string section, clag ship bell, and unnecessary drum fills removed, his ode to Jacques Cousteau's tenacious vessel is a wonder of emotion and nautical kinsmenship that inarguably exhibits Denver as one of the greatest vocalists of his . For those unwilling to sift through the exhaustive four-CD Country Roads Collection, this Definitive package is a good buy and a rewarding visit with an old friend.

TRACKLIST:

1. Leaving, On A Jet Plane (03:39)

2. Take Me Home, Country Roads (03:11)

3. Sunshine On My Shoulders (05:12)

4. Poems, Prayers And Promises (04:07)

5. The Eagle And The Hawk (02:08)

6. Rocky Mountain High (04:45)

7. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning) (04:04)

8. Annie's Song (03:01)

9. Back Home Again (04:45)

10. Sweet Surrender (05:30)

11. Thank God I'm A Country Boy (03:22)

12. I'm Sorry (03:32)

13. Calypso (03:37)

14. Fly Away (04:10)

15. Looking For Space (04:00)

16. Like A Sad Song (03:43)

17. My Sweet Lady (04:25)

18. Perhaps Love (with Placido Domingo) (02:58)

19. Shanghai Breezes (03:13)

20. Wild Montana Skies (with Emmylou Harris (04:03)



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