1980 studio album by John Denver
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Autograph is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in February 1980.
All songs written and composed by John Denver, except where noted. 2001 CD bonus tracks were recorded at the same sessions in 1979.[3]
Side oneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Dancing with the Mountains" | | 3:55 |
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2. | "The Mountain Song" | Tracey Wickland | 4:38 |
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3. | "How Mountain Girls Can Love" | Ruby Rakes | 2:13 |
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4. | "Song for the Life" | Rodney Crowell | 3:44 |
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5. | "The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel" | David Mallet | 3:22 |
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6. | "In My Heart" | | 3:42 |
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Side twoTitle | Writer(s) |
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7. | "Wrangell Mountain Song" | | 2:43 |
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8. | "Whalebones and Crosses" | Joe Henry, Lee Holdridge | 4:37 |
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9. | "American Child" | Denver, Henry | 3:17 |
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10. | "You Say That the Battle Is Over" | Mallet | 2:39 |
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11. | "Autograph" | | 3:36 |
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2001 CD bonus tracksTitle | Writer(s) |
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12. | "Dance Little Jean" | Jimmy Ibbotson | 3:07 |
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13. | "On the Wings of an Eagle" | | 5:34 |
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- John Denver – vocals, 6- and 12-string guitars
- Hal Blaine – drums, percussion
- James Burton – electric and acoustic guitars, dobro
- Emory Gordy Jr. – bass, mandolin
- Glen Hardin – keyboards
- Jim Horn – reeds
- Herb Pedersen – banjo, electric & acoustic guitars
- Denny Brooks – acoustic guitar
- Danny Wheetman – mandolin, harmonica
- Renée Armand-Horn, Denny Brooks, Herb Pedersen, Danny Wheetman - backing vocals
- Lee Holdridge - orchestral arrangements
- Producer – Milton Okun
- Recording Engineer – Ed Barton
- Assistant Engineers – Ralph Osborn, Tchad Blake, Andrew Clark, Andy Todd & Randy Pipes
- Recorded At – Filmways/Heider Studios, Hollywood, California June 11–21, 1979
- A & R Coordination – Lynne Morse
- LP Cover Photo – Edgar Boyles
- LP Liner Photo – John Denver
- LP Lyric Sleeve Photo – Scott Hensel/Gribbitt!
- LP Art Direction & Design – Tim Bryant/Gribbitt!
Chart (1980)
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]
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56
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
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28
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U.S. Billboard 200
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39
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Canadian RPM Top Albums
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72
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