John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2

1977 greatest hits album by John Denver

John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2

Greatest hits album by

John Denver

Released

March 1977

Genre

Pop

Length

43:15

Label

RCA Victor

Producer

Milton Okun

John Denver chronology

Spirit
(1976)

John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2
(1977)

I Want to Live
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	D+^[2]

John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2 is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in 1977. The single released from this album is "My Sweet Lady." It peaked at No. 13 on the adult contemporary chart, No. 32 on the pop chart, and No. 62 on the country chart in the United States.

As with his previous Greatest Hits album, Denver re-recorded many of his hits instead of using the original recordings.

In 1982 the album was re-released with a different cover in many countries. On this release "Welcome to My Morning" was replaced with the duet version of "Perhaps Love".

Track listing

All tracks written by John Denver except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Annie's Song" (from Back Home Again, 1974)		2:58
2.	"Welcome to My Morning (Farewell Andromeda)" (new recording; from Farewell Andromeda, 1973)		3:15
3.	"Fly Away" (from Windsong, 1975)		4:08
4.	"Like a Sad Song" (new recording; original from Spirit, 1976)		4:04
5.	"Looking for Space" (from Windsong)		3:56
6.	"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (live version from An Evening with John Denver, 1975, original version from Back Home Again)	John Martin Sommers	3:18
Total length:			21:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Grandma's Feather Bed" (new recording; original version from Back Home Again)	Jim Connor	2:07
2.	"Back Home Again" (from Back Home Again)		4:42
3.	"I'm Sorry" (from Windsong)		3:29
4.	"My Sweet Lady" (new recording; from Poems, Prayers, and Promises, 1971)		4:47
5.	"Calypso" (from Windsong)		3:32
6.	"This Old Guitar" (new recording; from Back Home Again)		2:59
Total length:			21:36

Personnel

Musicians

^[3]

John Denver - vocals, 6 & 12 string guitars
John Sommers - acoustic guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
Steve Weisberg - electric & acoustic guitars, dobro, pedal steel guitar
Dick Kniss - bass
Hal Blaine - drums, percussion
Lee Holdridge - conductor
Olivia Newton-John sings on "Fly Away"

Technical personnel

Milton Okun - production
Kris O'Connor - assistant producer
Lee Holdridge - orchestral arrangements
Mickey Crofford - recording engineer
Artie Torgersen, Dennis Smith - assistant engineers
Richard Simpson - mastering

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	49

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[6]	Gold	50,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic
^ Christgau review
^ Denver, John (1983). John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume Two (back cover). RCA. PCD1 2195.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ "Canadian album certifications – John Denver – Greatest Hits vol 2". Music Canada. Retrieved July 21, 2022.