John Denver New Album Celebrates His Recording Career From 1964 to 1997; "All Of My Memories: The John Denver Collection" Hits Record Stores November 4th

John Denver would have turned 70 on December 31, 2013. The legendary singer songwriter's recording career is being celebrated on a new box set called "All Of My Memories: The John Denver Collection." Besides his classic gems, the new Deluxe 90-song, 4-CD box captures the Denver singing with the Mitchell Trio, Olivia Newton-John, Sylvie Vartan, Placido Domingo, Emmylou Harris, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the Muppets.

"All Of My Memories: The John Denver Collection" is the first comprehensive multi-label overview to span Denver's career from 1964 to 1997. The collection includes six previously unreleased tracks as well as demos, promo rarities, live performances, limited edition and private pressings. The box set will be available on Nov. 4, 2014, through RCA/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.  The record is available now for pre-order on Amazon.

John Denver is recognized as one of the most celebrated entertainers of the 1970s. Denver rose from folk singer to multi-platinum selling recording artist and producer. He won two Grammy Awards and hosted the Grammy Awards broadcast five times. He was also a movie actor, television personality, philanthropist, environmental and human rights activist. 

Denver has sold more than 33 million records so far, including eight Billboard Top 10 RCA Albums in the U.S., three of them went to number one.  Denver has had seven RIAA multi-platinum, thirteen platinum and 20 gold album certifications.  He charted more than 40 Billboard Hot 100, AC and Country songs from 1971 to 1988.  His #1 hits from 1974-'76 included "Sunshine On My Shoulders," "Annie's Song," "Back Home Again," "Sweet Surrender," the live version of "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," "Calypso," which was about Jacques Cousteau and named after the oceanographer's boat, "Fly Away" featuring Olivia Newton-John, "Look­ing For Space," and "Like A Sad Song." 

Denver further cemented his legacy with "Leaving On A Jet Plane," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," which was named the state song of West Virginia, and "Rocky Mountain High," which is one of two state songs of Colorado.

John Denver received the Carl Sandburg People's Poet Award in 1982. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 1996. 

The new release builds on the momentum of a resurgence in Denver's popularity that began in 2007, the tenth anniversary year of his death, when the Colorado Senate named "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its two official state songs. 

ALL OF MY MEMORIES: THE JOHN DENVER COLLECTION  

Disc One - Selections: 1. The Road (1964, previously unissued Capitol Records demo, mono) • 2. Far Side Of The Hill (1964, previously unissued Capitol Records demo, mono) • 3. The Wagoner Lad (~1966) • 4. Darcy Farrow (1966, mono) • 5. Babe, I Hate To Go (1966, mono) • 6. For Bobbi (by the Mitchell Trio, 1965) • 7. The '68 Nixon (This Year's Model) (by Denver, Boise & Johnson, 1968) • 8. Take Me To Tomorrow (by Denver, Boise & Johnson, 1968) • 9. Rhymes And Reasons (1969, previously unissued Reprise Records recording) • 10. Circus (1969, A) • 11. Catch Another Butterfly (1969, A) • 12. Daydream (1969, A) • 13. Leaving On A Jet Plane (1969, A) • 14. Isabel (1969, B) • 15. Anthem - Revelation (1969, B) • 16. Aspenglow (1969, B) • 17. The Game Is Over (1970, C) • 18. My Sweet Lady (1971, D) • 19. Around And Around featuring Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert (Fat City) (1971, D) • 20. Take Me Home, Country Roads featuring Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert (Fat City) (1971, D) • 21. I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado (1971, D) • 22. All Of My Memories (1971, E) • 23. Sunshine On My Shoulders (1974, H) • 24. Friends With You (1971, E) • 25. Everyday featuring Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert (Fat City) (1971, E) • 26. Blow Up Your TV (Spanish Pipe Dream) (1971, E) • 25. Grizzly Bear Song (1974, promotional only).

Disc Two - Selections: 1. Rocky Mountain High (1972, F) • 2. Starwood In Aspen (1971, E) • 3. For Baby (For Bobbie) (1972, F) • 4. Goodbye Again (1972, F) • 5. Prisoners (1972, F) • 6. The Eagle And The Hawk (1974, H) • 7. Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights In Canada) (1973, G) • 8. Berkeley Woman featuring Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert (Fat City) (1973, G) • 9. I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains) (1973, G) • 10. Back Home Again (1974, I) • 11. Thank God I'm A Country Boy (LIVE) (1975, J) • 12. Grandma's Feather Bed (LIVE) (1975, J) • 13. Matthew (1974, I) • 14. Annie's Song (1974, I) • 15. Follow Me (1974, H) • 16. Looking For Space (1976, K) • 17. Sweet Surrender (1974, I) • 18. Windsong (1975, K) • 19. Eclipse (1974, I) • 20. Poems, Prayers And Promises (1974, H) • 21. This Old Guitar (1974, promotional only).

Disc Three - Selections: 1. Farewell Andromeda (Welcome To My Morning) (1973, G) • 2. Calypso (1975, K) • 3. Spirit (LIVE) (1977, Sydney Opera House, Australia, previously unissued) • 4. Fly Away featuring Olivia Newton-John (1975, K) • 5. I'm Sorry (1975, K) • 6. Like A Sad Song (1976, M) • 7. Come And Let Me Look In Your Eyes (1976, M) • 8. Baby, You Look Good To Me Tonight (1976, M) • 9. It Makes Me Giggle (1976, M) • 10. Eli's Song (1976, previously unissued alternate take) • 11. It Amazes Me (1977, N) • 12. I Want To Live (1977, N) • 13. In My Heart (1980, P) • 14. How Can I Leave You Again (1977, N) • 15. It's A Sin To Tell A Lie (1973, previously unissued version) • 16. Druthers (1977, N) • 17. Bet On The Blues (1977, N) • 18. Downhill Stuff (1979, O) • 19. Sweet Melinda (1979, O) • 20. The Wrangell Mountain Song (1980, P) • 21. Autograph (1980, P) • 22. Durango Mountain Caballero (1982, S) • 23. The Wings That Fly Us Home (1976, M).

Disc Four - Selections: 1. Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) (1981, Q) • 2. Dreamland Express (1985, V) • 3. Love Again (with Sylvie Vartan) (1984, U) • 4. Opposite Tables (1982, R) • 5. Flying For Me (1986, W) • 6. Perhaps Love (by Placido Domingo and John Denver) (1981, U) • 7. Shanghai Breezes (1982, R) • 8. The Flower That Shattered The Stone (1990, Z) • 9. Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For) (1986, W) • 10. Love Is The Master (1986, W) • 11. Wild Montana Skies (with Emmylou Harris) (1983, T) • 12. Boy From The Country (LIVE) (1985, DD) • 13. Whispering Jesse (1988, X) • 14. Eagles And Horses (LIVE) (1995, BB) • 15. And So It Goes (with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (1989, Y) • 16. The Foxfire Suite: Spring Is Alive/You Are/Whisper The Wind/Spring Is Alive (Reprise) (LIVE) (1995, EE) • 17. Tenderly Calling (1991, AA) • 18. On The Atchison, Topeka and The Santa Fe (1997, CC) • 19. Medley: Tumbling Tumbleweeds/Happy Trails (with Miss Piggy) (1982, S).

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