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One World (1986)

Where the lyrics of One World take you, and where it was really made.

This was John Denver's last studio album for RCA Records, and one of its songs was written in honor of the passengers aboard the space shuttle Challenger.

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Album story

Overview

• One World: nineteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver
• Released June 1986
• Final studio album Denver released for RCA Records
• Discogs credits the release to (P) 1986 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
• Eleven tracks: six on side one, five on side two
• Every track composed by John Denver unless credited otherwise
• Outside songwriting credits: Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger on I Remember You; Danny O'Keefe and Bill Braun on Along for the Ride ('56 T-Bird); Dik Darnell and Denver on True Love Takes Time

Background

• Singles released from the album: Along For The Ride ('56 T-Bird), and Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For) paired with Flying For Me
• Let Us Begin was later re-recorded in Russia with Alexander Gradsky
• Flying For Me was written in honor of the passengers aboard the space shuttle Challenger

Recording

• Personnel: John Denver on guitar and vocals
• Paulinho Da Costa on percussion
• James Burton and Dean Parks on guitar
• Sid Sharp as concertmaster
• Alf Clausen credited for orchestral arrangements
• Glen Hardin on piano, Jerry Scheff on bass, Jerry Carrigan on drums
• Background singers: Patti Austin, Conrad Reeder, Denny Brooks, Elizabeth Lamers

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. on December 31, 1943, in Roswell, New Mexico; took the name John Denver on the advice of Randy Sparks, founder of the New Christy Minstrels.
• Attended Texas Tech University and sang in the folk group "The Alpine Trio" before dropping out in 1963 and moving to Los Angeles.
• Joined The Chad Mitchell Trio in 1965, replacing Chad Mitchell; the trio later became "Denver, Boise, and Johnson".

Members

• Solo artist; worked closely with producer Milt Okun early on and later with manager Jerry Weintraub.
• Collaborated with friends Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, who later formed the Starland Vocal Band.

Career

• Left the trio in 1969 for a solo career; first album Rhymes & Reasons on RCA Records.
• "Leaving on a Jet Plane" became a number one hit for Peter, Paul and Mary.
• Breakthrough with Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) and "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which reached number 2 on the Billboard charts.
• Reached number 1 with "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Annie's Song", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry" in 1974–1975.
• Named Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year in 1975.
• Starred in the 1977 film Oh, God! with George Burns.
• Co-founded The Hunger Project and worked for environmental causes through the Windstar Foundation.
• Died in a plane crash off Pacific Grove, California, on October 12, 1997.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released June 1986 as the nineteenth studio album by John Denver
• Final studio album Denver released for RCA Records
• Two singles came from the album: Along For The Ride ('56 T-Bird), and Let Us Begin paired with Flying For Me
• Eleven tracks in total, six on side one and five on side two

Reappraisal

• Let Us Begin was later re-recorded in Russia with Alexander Gradsky
• Flying For Me was written in honor of the passengers aboard the space shuttle Challenger
• The album's song list pairs topical songs such as Let Us Begin with personal ballads such as Love Again and I Remember You

Records

• Discogs credit: (P) 1986 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
• Songwriting credits outside Denver: I Remember You (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger); Along for the Ride ('56 T-Bird) (Danny O'Keefe, Bill Braun); True Love Takes Time (Dik Darnell, Denver)
• Track listing runs from Love Is the Master to It's a Possibility
• Personnel includes Paulinho Da Costa, James Burton, Sid Sharp, Alf Clausen, Glen Hardin, Jerry Scheff, Jerry Carrigan, Dean Parks and four background singers

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Flying For Me was written in honor of the passengers aboard the space shuttle Challenger.
• Let Us Begin was later re-recorded in Russia with Alexander Gradsky.
• Sid Sharp served as concertmaster and Alf Clausen is credited for orchestral arrangements.
• Patti Austin, Conrad Reeder, Denny Brooks and Elizabeth Lamers sang background vocals.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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