Rhymes & Reasons

John Denver

• Released on 14-10-1969 by RCA - Legacy
• Main artists: John Denver
• Genre: Country

1 The Love of the Common People

00:04:06

Ronnie Wilkins, Composer, Lyricist - John Hurley, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

2 Catch Another Butterfly

00:02:30

Ted Sommer, Drums - Michael Robert Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

3 Daydreams

00:02:54

Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

4 The Ballad of Spiro Agnew

00:00:15

Ted Sommer, Drums - Thomas R. Paxton, Composer, Lyricist - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

5 Circus

00:02:37

Ted Sommer, Drums - Michael Jay Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Karen Kuehn, Composer, Lyricist - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

6 When I'm Sixty-Four

00:02:02

Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - John Lennon, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Mccartney, Composer, Lyricist - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

7 The Ballad of Richard Nixon

00:00:04

Ted Sommer, Drums - Thomas R. Paxton, Composer, Lyricist - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

8 Rhymes and Reasons

00:03:15

Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Composer, Lyricist, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

9 Yellow Cat

00:02:52

Steven Fromholz, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

10 Leaving on a Jet Plane

00:03:37

Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

11 (You Dun Stomped) My Heart

00:02:41

Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - WILLIAMS, Composer, Lyricist - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

12 My Old Man

00:04:34

Jerry Jeff Walker, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

13 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

00:03:49

Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - BILLY TAYLOR, Composer, Lyricist - Dick Dallas, Composer, Lyricist - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

14 Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life (Sugacity)

00:02:10

Ted Sommer, Drums - Tommy Goodman, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Okun, Producer, Arranger - Marvin Stamm, Flute, Trumpet - Herb Lovelle, Drums - Paul Griffin, Organ, Piano - John Denver, Arranger, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Paul Prestopino, Guitar, Mandolin - Al Richmond, French Horn - Stan Free, Organ, Piano - Pat Garvey, Composer, Lyricist - George Marge, Flute, Baritone Saxophone, English Horn - Emanuel Green, Violin - Russ Savakus, Violin, Bass - Victoria Garvey, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Berg, French Horn - George Ockner, Violin - Ray Alonge, French Horn - Jim Crotty, Recording Engineer - Sylvan Shulman, Violin - Jean Goldhirsch, Assistant Producer - Johnny Glasel, Flute, Trumpet - Max Polikoff, Violin - Richard Romoff, Bass - John Woram, Recording Engineer

Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

About the album

• 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
• Total length: 00:37:26

• Main artists: John Denver
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: RCA - Legacy
• Genre: Blues/country/folk Country
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

(P) 1969 Sony Music Entertainment