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"Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
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.
John Denver with Bill Danoff - Taffy Nivert Victory Is Peace (Tomorrow Entertainment ER-7209-LP, 1972) [9] Bill & Taffy Pass It On (RCA, 1973) Aces (RCA, 1974) Starland Vocal Band Five albums; details at SVB page; Singles. John Denver with Fat City "Take Me Home, Country Roads" / "Poems, Prayers And Promises" (RCA, 1971) Bill & Taffy
The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. [2]Danoff and Nivert co-wrote the song "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and then, with John Denver, "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which became a hit single in 1971 and became an official song of West Virginia in 2014. [3]
John Denver with Bill Danoff - Taffy Nivert Victory Is Peace (Tomorrow Entertainment ER-7209-LP, 1972) [9] Bill & Taffy Pass It On (RCA, 1973) Aces (RCA, 1974) Starland Vocal Band Five albums; details at SVB page; Bill Danoff Souvenir (Watch Your Head, 1990) I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado (Watch Your Head, 2002) Blasted In The Basement ...
Country roads, another name for rural roads (other similar names include bridle path), may also refer to: Country Roads; Country Roads & Other Places "Take Me Home, Country Roads," a song by American musician John Denver
"Thank God I'm a Country Boy", also known as "Country Boy", is a song written by John Martin Sommers [3] and recorded by American singer/songwriter John Denver. The song was originally included on Denver's 1974 album Back Home Again .
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".