Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits

Artist	John Denver
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	RCA
Producer	John Denver, Milton Okun, Barney Wyckoff
Release Date	2004 10 05
Song List	1: Leaving, On a Jet Plane (3:38) 2: Take Me Home, Country Roads (3:10) 3: Sunshine on My Shoulders (5:12) 4: Poems, Prayers and Promises (4:06) 5: The Eagle and the Hawk (2:07) 6: Rocky Mountain High (4:44) 7: Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) (4:03) 8: Annie's Song (3:00) 9: Back Home Again (4:45) 10: Sweet Surrender (5:29) 11: Thank God I'm a Country Boy (3:21) 12: I'm Sorry (3:32) 13: Calypso (3:37) 14: Fly Away (4:10) 15: Looking for Space (3:59) 16: Like a Sad Song (3:43) 17: My Sweet Lady (4:24) 18: Perhaps Love (2:57) 19: Shanghai Breezes (3:12) 20: Wild Montana Skies (4:03) 21: Leaving, On a Jet Plane (3:13) 22: The Weight [#] (4:30) 23: Annie's Song [Acoustic Mix][#] (3:00) 24: Calypso [Acoustic Mix][#] (3:35)
Style.Categories	Country-Folk, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Country-Pop

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Placing the word definitive on a best-of collection is usually a panicked label attempt to fill last-minute Christmas stockings, but in the case of RCA's Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits John Denver retrospective, it's a truly apt description. Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of Denver's first album release on RCA, the two-disc, 24-track overview of the country-pop singer's storied career is the most concise and nuanced yet. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes, road-trip classics like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Back Home Again" are as warm as the singer's lauded tenor. There are no gimmicky re-recorded cuts or disappointing live tracks -- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" spent its time on the charts in its live incarnation -- and his spotty '80s material is only briefly covered ("Perhaps Love" and "Shanghai Breezes"). The only real omission is "Grandma's Feather Bed," but the 20-page booklet and song-by-song commentary by longtime friend Milt Okun more than suffice. The bonus disc, maddeningly sparse at just four tracks, makes up for its brevity by including a goose bump-inducing 1975 acoustic version of "Calypso." With the pompous string section, clanging ship bell, and unnecessary drum fills removed, his ode to Jacque Cousteau's tenacious vessel is a wonder of emotion and nautical kinsmenship that inarguably exhibits Denver as one of the greatest vocalists of his time. For those unwilling to sift through the exhaustive four-CD Country Roads Collection, this Definitive package is a good buy and a rewarding visit with an old friend. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide