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Album information

Maybe I misunderstand the concept of an album, but wouldn't it be a good idea to include the following albums as part of the "studio collection": Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits Vol. 2, Greatest Hits Vol. 3, An Evening with John Denver, and The Wildlife Concert?

Reasons: They all have singles released, and they have tracks that are re-recorded and/or new material. The Greatest Hits trilogy technically was a part of the contract that John Denver had with RCA. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.15.46.160 (talk) 06:13, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Denver and The Byrds

When was John Denver ever in the Byrds? I'll leave it in there, but someone should really look into that. Whotookthatguy 18:58, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Before the band got big, Denver was an original member of the Byrds, as noted in his autobiography Take Me Home . I know it seems a little farfetched being it's never been publicized in great detail, but if you check out Denver's writings and probably that of the band, you'll see what I'm saying. Editor19841 (talk) 21:21, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No sources about the Byrds have ever listed Denver as a member. It's possible he worked as a session musician on their first single (they used session musicians for "Mr. Tambourine Man", but again, this has never been mentioned in any Byrds bio material I'm familiar with). freshacconcispeaktome 13:12, 15 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The list is way too long

This discography list is way too long. It should be reorganized with thumbnails for every record just like the vast majority of discographies on Wikipedia. Each one of the thumbnails should be linked to a page under it accordingly.

ICE77 -- 81.104.129.226 10:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Sorry / Calypso

The chart information for this single is listed incorrect. Although the these songs were on the double sided single, they each had a separate entry on Billboard's Hot 100, per the magazine's rule in 1975. "I'm Sorry" peaked at #1 on September 27 and "Calypso" peaked at #2 on October 11. Source: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles and Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual. Burien Bomber 8 September 2008 —Preceding undated comment was added at 21:49, 8 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Adding that in the Netherlands "Calypso" was the A-side, charting at No. 2. "Annie's Song", a 1974 hit in the USA and the UK (why on earth are thge singles charts achievements minimalised to just the USA?), was its follow-up hit single ion 1976 over there. 83.85.143.141 (talk) 15:13, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Another Compilation title

I own an RCA album released in 1993 called John Denver: Voice of America. It has the songs: 1. Take Me Home Country Roads 2. Leaving on a Jet Plane (original version) 3. Rocky Mountain High 4. Starwood in Aspen 5. Garden Song 6. Thank God I'm A Country Boy 7. Song For the Life 8. Annie's Song 9. Wrangell Mountain Song 10. Sunshine on my Shoulders 11. Welcome to My Moring (Farwell Andromeda) 12. For Baby (For Bobbie) 13. Follow Me 14. Back Home Again 15. Calypso 16. The Eagle and the Hawk

Here is the cover: http://cover7.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/Large/88/955988.jpg

Billboard states that the album never charted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.136.118.122 (talk) 16:32, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whose Garden Was This album

The correct name of the John Denver album is "Whose Garden Was This" but it is incorrectly titled "Whose Garden Was This?" The album title should be corrected, both here and on the album page, to "Whose Garden Was This" by the removal of the "?" mark. Yanq (talk) 21:20, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Guest/Collaborative Singles

Should this be combined? Technically the Perhaps Love single was released under Domingo's name. Denver recorded a solo version on his album, Seasons of the Heart. I think it should be combined for this reason. The earliest that I know of this single being released under Denver's name would be on his 1984 album Greatest Hits Vol. 3. 20:59, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

No it was released as a single by the duo, read for instance stating in the UK it was released as a single performed by Plácido Domingo & John Denver. 83.85.143.141 (talk) 15:16, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

John Denver Sings

Should the John Denver Sings album be added to this list? See http://jdshigherground.homestead.com/1966JohnDenverSingsAlbum.html GoingBatty (talk) 17:04, 11 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would say no since the album was not commercially available. If it should be listed, the fact that only 250 copies were made only for John Denver friends should be emphasized. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.15.46.160 (talk) 00:51, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"Forever, John" is not a Specialty Album

I don't feel adept enough yet to do a physical edit in this type of structure, but "Forever, John" is NOT a so-called 'specialty album' -- it is a Compilation of previously-issued tracks and outtakes recorded between 1969 and 1980.

I've edited the actual album page to indicate the source of each song, as described in the leaflet accompanying the CD, which I own and can furnish photos of the relevant info if necessary.

I'd suggest not only moving this album to "Compilations" but also re-naming the specialty albums header as Holiday Albums, since all the other entries are Christmas/Holiday themed. ---June 5, 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by BearWiki (talk • contribs) 08:50, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Songwriting credits

What do you think about adding the chart positions of the songs recorded by other artists but written by Denver. For example: Leaving on A Jet Plane peaked at number 1 on both pop and adult contemporary charts in 1969 by Peter, Paul, and Mary and My Sweet Lady peaked at #17 when recorded by Cliff DeYoung for the movie Sunshine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.15.46.160 (talk) 01:57, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Usually cover versions are added to individual songs' articles. 83.85.143.141 (talk) 15:18, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"My Sweet Lady"

Because of the information on the page for Thank God I'm a Country Boy, "My Sweet Lady" should be added to the singles discography and any chart information that may accompany it. (I'm not aware of the chart positions, but I don't believe it charted.) It was the B-side to "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and was from the album An Evening with John Denver (1975).

Australian Charts

The song "For You" should be added to the singles discography. (cf. Higher Ground (John Denver album))

Singles Chart

What does "FLIP" mean on the singles chart? Perhaps put it in the key at the bottom along with "NA", etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.185.130.158 (talk) 03:17, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The flip side is the B-side of a vinyl single. 83.85.143.141 (talk) 15:19, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

New Compilation

Someone please add to the Compilation list the 3-CD compilation: "The Real John Denver - The Ultimate John Denver Collection," Sony Music, 2013. I'd add it myself if I knew how to find chart records for it. Or is it too early to list it? It may be a newly-released set, not charting yet. Nahum (talk) 00:34, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Track Listings / Links

Are track listings within the scope of this article? Is there a mechanism to create collapsible track listings for each album? If either answer is no, would it be appropriate to at least link to the album on a meta-data site such as Music Brainz or AllMusic? This particularly applies to entries which may not warrant their own article (such as compilation and live albums), and therefore lack any track listings on Wikipedia. 108.202.199.29 (talk) 02:31, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Compilation Album 1986

I have a double compilation album from 1986 titled "Changes" and I'm wondering why it is not listed on the discography page.

I guess you are talking about this album? 83.85.143.141 (talk) 15:22, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The Ballad of Spiro Agnew

  ″The Ballad of Spiro Agnew″^[1] is a cover of Tom Paxton's^[2] title of the same name. Unless I missed a reference that the list should not include covers^[3] of other artists I think it should be added.
  This is my first post; I hope any helpful advice and any errors or deviations from preferred Wikipedia guidelines will be suggested to me.

Thank you.

Justan Avalon (talk) 17:28, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Four Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications/Sales
Title	Album details	US Country	US	CAN	AUS	NZ	UK	Certifications/Sales
Live in Hershey PA - December 6 1990	Release date: 2011 Label: Windstar Records	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in Saratoga Springs - August 5 1990	Release date: 2011 Label: Windstar Records	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in Edinburgh - October 21 1991	Release date: 2012 Label: Windstar Records	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in LA 1971	Release date: 2016 Label: Hotspur	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

     I added the four live albums listed above and recently released, but someone else reverted them as not constructive and disruptive.  However, I don't see any reason why these four albums are unnecessary and "disruptive" in this page.

Songs from the Heart; Compilation Album from 2003

I have a CD from 2003 titled "Songs from the Heart". I do not see it listed here. It seems the tracks are re-recordings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mcsew2k (talk • contribs) 05:01, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Spiro_Agnew

[2] ttps://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Tom_Paxton

[3] ttps://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Cover_version

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