Whose Garden Was This

1970 studio album by John Denver
Whose Garden Was This
Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedOctober 1970
StudioRCA Studios, New York City
GenreFolk
Length36:52
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerMilton Okun
John Denver chronology
Take Me to Tomorrow
(1970) 		Whose Garden Was This
(1970) 		Poems, Prayers & Promises
(1971)
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Whose Garden Was This is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, consisting mainly of cover songs. It was released in October 1970. This album was subsequently re-released as bonus tracks on re-releases of the albums John Denver and Spirit. British singer Dame Vera Lynn recorded the title song in 1972 for her album Unforgettable Songs by Vera Lynn. Actually, Vera Lynn was keen to sing the song on her BBC television show (1972) but felt the song was a little too short and asked Tom Paxton for a further verse to be added - and he duly obliged - with the 'forest/squirrels' one. Subsequently he often sang this later version in concert.[citation needed]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tremble If You Must"Paul Potash1:22
2."Sail Away Home"John Denver4:35
3."The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"Robbie Robertson3:54
4."Mr. Bojangles"Jerry Jeff Walker4:36
5."I Wish I Could Have Been There (Woodstock)"Denver2:30
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whose Garden Was This"Tom Paxton3:44
2."The Game Is Over"
  • Denver
  • Jean-Pierre Bourtayre
  • Jean Bouchéty
2:25
3."Eleanor Rigby"3:11
4."Old Folks"4:51
5."Golden Slumbers"/"Sweet Sweet Life"/"Tremble If You Must (Version II)" (medley)
  • Lennon
  • McCartney / Denver / Potash
4:28
6."Jingle Bells"
  • James Pierpont
  • Denver[a]
1:06

Notes

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Personnel

Musicians

  • John Denver – guitar, vocals, arranger
  • Paul Griffin – keyboards
  • Russ Savakus – bass
  • Teddy Sommer – drums
  • David Spinozza – guitar
  • Mike Taylor – guitar

Production

  • John Crotty – recording engineer
  • Jean Goldhirsch – production assistant
  • Ray Hall – recording engineer
  • Milton Okun – producer, arranger, string arrangements

Design

  • Mark Ahlstrom – liner notes photography
  • David Hecht – cover photography
  • Joe Stelmach – album design

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5450
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