John Denver - The Very Best Of John Denver Audio CD
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Band: John Denver
Title: The Very Best Of John Denver
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The Best of the Best This particular set, which I have on cassette tapes (um, these came out after vinyls, around the time of 8-tracks, and before CDs--for those a bit younger), contains the best versions of his best songs. I consider John Denver the best singer/song writer/lyricist of my lifetime, and he had stiff competition, for sure. I've heard other productions, either from other recording sessions, or such as he rerecorded years later. There is a reason the versions on this set are the best, and are the ones released originally--they are the best.
I mean this to the point that I don't really enjoy other[re]recordings of his works that much. They are frustrating to listen to, just like someone else did a cover of John's songs, except in this case, he covered his own, and should have left them alone. Covers just don't work, even when done by the original artist.
Get this if you can find it. Or by the original albums, from which these were taken.
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