The Rocky Mountain Collection
1996 greatest hits album by John Denver
The Rocky Mountain Collection is a greatest hits album by the American folk singer John Denver.
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album "features all of John Denver's greatest hits" while also noting that "For those who want to dig deeper than the greatest-hits collections, or want to pass by those individual volumes in favor of one set, The Rocky Mountain Collection is an ideal purchase."
Track listing
All tracks are written by John Denver, except where noted:
Disc one:
Leaving on a Jet Plane – 3:37
Rhymes & Reasons – 3:13
Follow Me – 2:26
Aspenglow – 2:08
Sunshine on My Shoulders (John Denver, Dick Kniss, Michael Taylor) – 5:11
My Sweet Lady – 4:25
Take Me Home, Country Roads (Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert) – 4:05
Poems, Prayers and Promises – 3:08
The Eagle and the Hawk (John Denver, Mike Taylor) – 2:07
Starwood in Aspen – 3:04
Friends With You (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert) – 3:22
Goodbye Again – 3:37
Rocky Mountain High (John Denver, Mike Taylor) – 4:43
I'd Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains) – 4:23
Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) – 4:01
Back Home Again – 4:42
Annie's Song – 2:58
Thank God I'm a Country Boy (John Martin Sommers) – 3:07
Sweet Surrender – 5:26
This Old Guitar – 2:48
Disc two:
Fly Away – 4:09
Looking for Space – 3:58
Windsong (John Denver, Joe Henry) – 3:58
Calypso – 3:34
I'm Sorry – 3:30
Like a Sad Song – 3:41
Come and Let Me Look in Your Eyes (John Denver, Joe Henry) – 3:46
How Can I Leave You Again – 3:08
Thirsty Boots (Eric Andersen) – 4:36
It Amazes Me – 2:36
I Want to Live (David Byrne, John Denver) – 3:45
Autograph – 3:36
Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stones) (John Denver, Dick Feller) – 3:59
Seasons of the Heart – 3:48
Shanghai Breezes – 3:11
Perhaps Love (John Denver, Plácido Domingo) – 2:56
Wild Montana Skies (John Denver, Emmylou Harris) – 4:03
Love Again – 2:50
Flying for Me – 5:37
Charts
Certifications
The Best of the Rocky Mountain Collection
In 2000, a compilation was released to be a "best of" to The Rocky Mountain Collection. It is a single disc compilation that includes most of the biggest hits that are included on The Rocky Mountain Collection.
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