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Track Listing
1. Back Home Again
2. On the Road
3. Grandma's Feather Bed
4. Matthew
5. Thank God I'm a Country Boy
6. Music Is You, The
7. Annie's Song
8. It's up to You
9. Cool an' Green an' Shady
10. Eclipse
11. Sweet Surender
12. This Old Guitar
13. Matthew - (previously unreleased, alternate take, bonus track)
14. This Old Guitar - (previously unreleased, alternate take, bonus track)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | Hal Blaine | | Producer: | Milton Okun | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Includes two bonus tracks.
Personnel include: John Denver (vocals, 6-string guitar); Steve Weisberg (guitar, dobro, dulcimer); Jim Connor (banjo, harmonica, background vocals); John Sommers (banjo); Dave Jackson, Dick Kniss (bass instrument); Hal Blaine (percussion, background vocals); Jim Gordon (percussion); Julie Connor, Denny Brooks (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: Barry Alfonso.
Recording information: 1974.
As the 1970s progressed, John Denver slowly moved away from the melancholy folk-singer mode that characterized his early albums and towards a brighter, more country-inflected sound. BACK HOME AGAIN crystallizes the latter phase, and consequently proved one of Denver's most commercially successful albums. In large part, this has to do with the fine batch of songs here, which includes the warm, comforting title track; the lazy, lilting "Cool an' Green an' Shady;" and the sprightly "Grandma's Feather Bed," which almost demands a group sing-along.
As usual, however, Denver slips in some affectingly pensive unaccompanied moments. The tender "Sweet Surrender" and "This Old Guitar," a heartfelt tribute to his primary instrument, are among the finest tunes on BACK HOME AGAIN. But the record also contains the knee-slapping, full-band hoedown "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and the highly romantic, string-sweetened ballad "Annie's Song," which became one of Denver's biggest hits. With its balance of fun, joyful tunes and lovely, introspective numbers, BACK HOME AGAIN elevated Denver to the height of his mid-'70s popularity.
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