John DenverBack Home Again

Label:

RCA Victor – L1-0548

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Indianapolis Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Soft Rock

Tracklist

A1 Back Home Again
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement]Lee Holdridge
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Steve Weisberg
BassDick Kniss
Dobro [Slide Dobro]Steve Weisberg
Lead GuitarJohn Sommers
PercussionHal Blaine
Vocals [Vocal], Guitar [6-string Guitar], Twelve-String Guitar [12-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Denver
4:42
A2 On The Road
BanjoJohn Sommers
BassDick Kniss
Lead GuitarSteve Weisberg
PercussionHal Blaine
Vocals, Guitar [6-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByCarl Franzen
2:33
A3 Grandma's Feather Bed
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Julie Connor
Banjo, HarmonicaJim Connor (2)
BassDave Jackson*
PercussionHal Blaine
Vocals [Vocal], Guitar [6-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJim Connor (2)
2:15
A4 Matthew
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement]Lee Holdridge
BanjoJohn Sommers
BassDick Kniss
Lead GuitarSteve Weisberg
PercussionHal Blaine
Vocals [Vocal], Guitar [6-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Denver
3:43
A5 Thank God I'm A Country Boy
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Steve Weisberg
BanjoJim Connor (2)
BassDick Kniss
Dobro [Slide Dobro]Steve Weisberg
FiddleJohn Sommers
PercussionJim Gordon
Vocals [Vocal], Guitar [6-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Martin Sommers*
3:06
A6 The Music Is You
BanjoJohn Sommers
DulcimerSteve Weisberg
Vocals [2nd Vocal]Julie Connor
Vocals [Vocal], Guitar [6-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Denver
1:26
B1 Annie's Song
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement]Lee Holdridge
BassDick Kniss
Lead GuitarSteve Weisberg
MandolinJohn Sommers
PercussionJim Gordon
Vocals, Guitar [6-String Guitar]John Denver
2:58
B2 It's Up To You
BanjoJohn Sommers
BassDick Kniss
Lead GuitarSteve Weisberg
PercussionHal Blaine
Vocals, Guitar [6-String Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Denver
2:26
B3 Cool An' Green An' Shady
BassDick Kniss
ClarinetBuddy Collette
Lead GuitarSteve Weisberg
Lyrics ByJohn Denver
Music ByJohn Denver
PercussionHal Blaine
PianoGlen Hardin
Vocals, Guitar [6-String Guitar]John Denver
3:07
B4 Eclipse
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement]Lee Holdridge
PercussionHal Blaine
Vocals [Vocal], Guitar [6-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Denver
3:41
B5 Sweet Surrender
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement]Lee Holdridge
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Richard Lockmiller
BanjoJim Connor (2)
BassDick Kniss
Lead GuitarSteve Weisberg
MandolinJohn Sommers
PercussionHal Blaine
Vocals [Vocal], Guitar [6-string Guitar]John Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Denver
5:29
B6 This Old Guitar
Vocals [Vocal], GuitarJohn Denver
Words By, Music ByJohn Denver
2:50

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗RCA Records
  • Copyright ©RCA Records
  • Record CompanyRCA Corporation
  • Recorded AtRCA's Music Center Of The World
  • Recorded AtTri-Art Productions
  • Copyright ©Cherry Lane Music Co.
  • Copyright ©Walt Disney Music Company
  • Pressed ByRCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Credits

  • Arranged ByJohn Denver
  • Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements By]Lee Holdridge
  • Arranged By [With]Steve Weisberg
  • Art DirectionFrank Mulvey
  • DesignGribbitt!
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer]Artie Torgersen
  • Engineer [Recording Engineer]Mickey Crofford
  • ManagementManagement III Ltd.*
  • Mastered By [Mastering Engineer]Richard Simpson
  • Photography By [Cover Photos]Lowell Norman
  • Photography By [Inside Photo]Gene Brownell
  • ProducerMilton Okun
  • Producer [Assistant Producer]Kris O'Connor

Notes

This is a gatefold release on orange labels
Runout matrixes are stamped.
"I" stamped in runouts denote an RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis pressing.

Recorded at RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California except "The Music is You" recorded at Tri-Art Productions, Bismarck, North Dakota and Des Moines, Iowa

Tracks A1, A4 to B4, B6: © Copyright 1974 Cherry Lane Music Co. (ASCAP)
Track A2: © Copyright 1970 Cherry Lane Music Co. (ASCAP)
Track A3: © Copyright 1973 Cherry Lane Music Co. (ASCAP)
Track B5: © Copyright 1974 Walt Disney Music Co./Cherry Lane Music Co. (ASCAP)

℗ 1974 RCA Records
Made in U.S.A.

© 1974, RCA Records
Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID: I
  • Price Code: 0698
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): L1 0548A 3S I A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): L1 0548B 4S I A4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): L1-0548A-31 I A5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): L1-0548B-31 I A3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): L1 0548A 3S -I B4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): L1 0548B 3S I A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): L1-0548A-30 I A0
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): L1 0548B 3S I B2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): L1 0548A 4S 1A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): L1 0548B 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): L1-0548A-31 I A2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): L1-0548B-31 I A7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): L1 0548A -30 1 A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): L1 0548B 4S 1 C2
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 8): L1-0548A-31 I A4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 8): L1-0548B-32 I A1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 9): L1-0548A-30 A1 I
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 9): L1-0548B-31 I A7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 10): L1-0548A-3S I A6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 10): L1-0548B-4S I B1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 11): L1 0548A 3S I C11
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 11): L1 0548A 30 D1

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Reviews

  • tottrhys's avatar
    tottrhys
    This was it. Denver's unstoppable hit album. Production, songwriting, and Denver's performing all merged together to form that magical mix of artistic expression and time and place. It's a hard album to fault. Songs are excellent, including a No1 hit and a hit album to go with it. I don't think he ever hit these heights of quality in production and material again in one album but it doesn't take away from the fact this is a genuinely fine album. My vinyl copy was an original UK pressing which was okay but suffered ticks and noises that detracted sometimes. The original CD seemed lifeless to me but at least clean but, by all s, the Speaker's Corner edition is something special. I have the CD from the RCA Collection Boxset as well and it does sound a bit brighter and more 'present'.
    • RFB's avatar
      RFB
      There is a Taiwan 'unofficial' pressing on black vinyl with a red label (First Record FL-2476 STEREO). It plays irably with very little surface noise. The cover, a copy of RCA's, is printed on paper and is wrapped in cellophane.

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