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Rocky Mountain High is the sixth studio album released by American singer-songwriter John Denver in September 1972. It was his first US Top 10 album (no. 4), propelled by the title single , and in addition reached no. 11 in the UK and no. 1 in Canada. [ 3 ]
"Rocky Mountain High" is a folk rock song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Recorded by Denver in 1972, it is the title track of the 1972 album Rocky Mountain High , and rose to No. 9 on the US Hot 100 in 1973.
This page is a comprehensive discography of American folk musician John Denver.Denver had four number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, all achieved between 1973 and 1975: "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Annie's Song", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry".
Taylor was given songwriting and performing credit for this John Denver hit, which is one of the two state songs of Colorado. In an interview, Denver said of the song's creation "Mike sat down and showed me this guitar lick and suddenly the whole thing came together. It was just what the piece needed.
Aerie is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver.It debuted on the Billboard 200 album charts on December 4, 1971, hitting No. 75. The song "The Eagle and the Hawk" was the title theme music to an ABC documentary of the same title starring both Denver and noted conservationist Morlan Nelson.
Nostalgia can be a strong emotion, especially for sports fans, so don’t be surprised to hear a John Denver song being belted out by fans during the Chiefs’ game on Sunday. Show comments ...
Olivia Newton-John, an Australian singer whose across-the-board appeal to pop, middle-of-the-road, and country audiences in the mid-1970s was similar to Denver's, lent her distinctive backup vocals to Denver's 1975 single "Fly Away"; she performed the song with Denver on his 1975 Rocky Mountain Christmas special.
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album "features all of John Denver's greatest hits" while also noting that "For those who want to dig deeper than the greatest-hits collections, or want to pass by those individual volumes in favor of one set, The Rocky Mountain Collection is an ideal purchase."