John Denver

John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Denver died at the age of 53 off the coast of Monterey, California while piloting a Rutan Long-EZ, an experimental fiberglass airplane.

Discography

In chronological order, 1969-1991 (U.S. Releases)

Related Topics:
1969 - 1991

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RCA Records

• Rhymes & Reasons - 1969 ^†
• Take Me To Tomorrow - 1970
• Whose Garden Was This? - 1970
• Poems, Prayers, and Promises - 1971 ^†
• Aerie - 1972
• Rocky Mountain High - 1972 ^†
• Farewell Andromeda - 1973
• Greatest Hits - 1973 ^††
• Back Home Again - 1974 ^†
• An Evening with John Denver (live) - 1975
• Windsong - 1975 ^†
• Rocky Mountain Christmas - 1975 ^†
• Spirit - 1976
• Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - 1977
• I Want To Live - 1977
• John Denver (JD) - 1978
• A Christmas Together (with The Muppets) - 1979
• Autograph - 1980
• Some Days Are Diamonds - 1981
• Seasons of the Heart - 1982
• It's About Time - 1983
• Rocky Mountain Holiday (with The Muppets) - 1983
• Greatest Hits Vol. 3 - 1984
• Dreamland Express - 1985
• One World - 1986

Windstar Records

• Higher Ground - 1989
• Earth Songs - 1990
• The Flower That Shattered the Stone - 1990
• Christmas, Like a Lullaby - 1990
• Different Directions - 1991

† Albums widely considered to be among Denver's most important works.

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†† The first "Greatest Hits" album is important historically because it contains new, revisionist recordings of several hit songs. After its release these versions were used for airplay despite differing in subtle but important ways from the original versions; generally, they are more polished.

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