Windsong

{{Infobox album | name = Windsong | type = studio | artist = John Denver | cover = Windsong album cover.jpg | alt = | released = September 19, 1975<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Greg |title=John Denver: From Pop Singer to Country Boy in 10 Songs |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/john-denver-top-songs-career-6-4-22/ |website=Best Classic Bands |date=4 June 2022}}</ref> | recorded = July 1975 | venue = | studio = RCA (Hollywood, California) | genre = *Folk *country | length = 42:48 | label = RCA Victor | producer = Milton Okun | prev_title = An Evening with John Denver | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = Rocky Mountain Christmas | next_year = 1975 | misc = {{Singles | name = Windsong | type = studio | single1 = Calypso/ I'm Sorry | single1date = July 1975 | single2 = Fly Away | single2date = November 1975 | single3 = Looking for Space | single3date = February 1976 }} }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5462|pure_url=no}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev2Score = (mixed)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080830023221/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johndenver/albums/album/161483/review/5941022/windsong Rollingstone]</ref> | rev3 = ''The Village Voice'' | rev3Score = C−<ref>{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|date=December 22, 1975|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv12b-75.php|title=Christgau's Consumer Guide|newspaper=The Village Voice|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref> }}

'''''Windsong''''' is the ninth studio album recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver, which was released in September 1975. Denver's popularity was at its peak by this time.

The album contained the songs "I'm Sorry" and "Calypso," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975. "Looking for Space" was dedicated to Werner Erhard, "Two Shots" to Michael P. Shore, "Fly Away", featuring the backup vocals from Olivia Newton-John, and "Calypso" to Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau and all those who served on his ship, ''Calypso''.

==Track listing==

===Side one=== # "Windsong" (Denver, Joe Henry) – 3:57 # "Cowboy’s Delight" (Bob Carpenter, David James Holster) – 3:05 # "Spirit" (Denver, Henry) – 3:33 # "Looking for Space" (Denver) – 3:56 # "Shipmates and Cheyenne" (Denver, Henry) – 3:22 # "Late Nite Radio" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Danoff) – 2:44

===Side two=== # "Love Is Everywhere" (John Sommers, Denver, Henry, Steve Weisberg) – 3:30 # "Two Shots" (Denver) – 3:29 # "I'm Sorry" (Denver) – 3:29 # "Fly Away" (Denver) – 4:08 # "Calypso" (Denver) – 3:32 # "Song of Wyoming" (Kent Lewis) – 3:19

==Personnel== *John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string acoustic guitars *Hal Blaine – drums, percussion *Dick Kniss – double bass *John Sommers – banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, backing vocals *Steve Weisberg – electric and acoustic guitars, pedal steel guitar, electric and acoustic dobros, backing vocals *Byron Berline – mandolin, fiddle on "Love is Everywhere" *Mary Ann Duffy – vocals on "Late Nite Radio" and "Love is Everywhere" *Olivia Newton-John – backing vocals on "Fly Away" *Jesse Ehrlich – cello on "Windsong" *John Ellis – oboe on "Windsong" *Jimmie Fadden – harmonica on "Song of Wyoming" *Lee Holdridge – arranger, conductor

==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1975–1976) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=87}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Netherlands|2|artist=John Denver|album=Windsong|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2021}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|5|artist=John Denver|album=Windsong|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2021}} |- {{album chart|UK2|14|date=19760403|rowheader=true|access-date=November 8, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=John Denver|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=John Denver|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1975) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1975-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 1975 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=Recorded Music New Zealand |access-date=November 8, 2021 }}</ref> | 15 |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1976) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row" | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1976&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1976 |publisher=Dutch Charts |language=nl |access-date=November 8, 2021 }}</ref> | 7 |- ! scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1976-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=Recorded Music New Zealand |access-date=November 8, 2021 }}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1976/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1976|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> | 26 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1976/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1976|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 19, 2021}}</ref> | 9 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {{certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|title=Windsong|artist=John Denver|type=album|relyear=1975|certyear=1975|region=Australia|award=Gold|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1975/CB-1975-11-15.pdf|title=Australian Gold|magazine=Cash Box|via=World Radio History|page=50|date=November 15, 1975|access-date= November 15, 2021}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|title=Windsong|artist=John Denver|type=album|relyear=1975|certyear=1975|region=United States|award=Platinum|certref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1975/CB-1975-11-15.pdf|title=Australian Gold|magazine=Cash Box|via=World Radio History|page=50|date=November 15, 1975|access-date= November 15, 2021}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:John Denver albums Category:1975 albums Category:Albums arranged by Lee Holdridge Category:Albums produced by Milt Okun Category:RCA Records albums