# Windsong

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Windsong
| type         = studio
| artist       = [John Denver](/source/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](/source/RCA_Records) (Hollywood, California)
| genre        = *[Folk](/source/Contemporary_folk_music)
*[country](/source/country_music)
| length       = 42:48
| label        = [RCA Victor](/source/RCA_Victor)
| producer     = [Milton Okun](/source/Milton_Okun)
| prev_title   = [An Evening with John Denver](/source/An_Evening_with_John_Denver)
| prev_year    = 1975
| next_title   = [Rocky Mountain Christmas](/source/Rocky_Mountain_Christmas)
| next_year    = 1975
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Windsong
 | type        = studio
 | single1      = [Calypso](/source/Calypso_(John_Denver_song))/ [I'm Sorry](/source/I'm_Sorry_(John_Denver_song))
 | single1date  = July 1975
 | single2      = [Fly Away](/source/Fly_Away_(John_Denver_song))
 | single2date  = November 1975
 | single3      = [Looking for Space](/source/Looking_for_Space)
 | single3date  = February 1976
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1Score =  {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r5462|pure_url=no}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[Rolling Stone](/source/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](/source/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](/source/The_Village_Voice)|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref>
}}

'''''Windsong''''' is the ninth studio album recorded by American singer-songwriter [John Denver](/source/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](/source/I'm_Sorry_(John_Denver_song))" and "[Calypso](/source/Calypso_(John_Denver_song))," which comprised a two-sided hit for Denver in the fall of 1975. "Looking for Space" was dedicated to [Werner Erhard](/source/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](/source/Jacques_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](/source/Looking_for_Space)" (Denver) – 3:56 
# "Shipmates and Cheyenne" (Denver, Henry) – 3:22
# "Late Nite Radio" ([Bill Danoff](/source/Bill_Danoff), [Taffy Danoff](/source/Taffy_Nivert)) – 2:44

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

==Personnel==
*John Denver – vocals, [6 and 12-string acoustic guitars](/source/acoustic_guitar)
*[Hal Blaine](/source/Hal_Blaine) – drums, percussion
*Dick Kniss – double bass
*John Sommers – [banjo](/source/banjo), acoustic guitar, [mandolin](/source/mandolin), [fiddle](/source/fiddle), backing vocals
*Steve Weisberg – electric and acoustic guitars, [pedal steel guitar](/source/pedal_steel_guitar), electric and acoustic [dobros](/source/dobros), backing vocals
*[Byron Berline](/source/Byron_Berline) – mandolin, fiddle on "Love is Everywhere"
*Mary Ann Duffy – vocals on "Late Nite Radio" and "Love is Everywhere"
*[Olivia Newton-John](/source/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](/source/Lee_Holdridge) – arranger, conductor

==Charts==
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===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](/source/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}}
|}
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===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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{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](/source/Cash_Box_magazine)|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](/source/Cash_Box_magazine)|via=World Radio History|page=50|date=November 15, 1975|access-date= November 15, 2021}}</ref>}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{John Denver}}

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

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