John Denver - Autograph

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Free Music Review: The album that solidified John's resolve to the environment!
Hit: 5 Stars

"Autograph" is the album John needed to record, more than any other, to solidify his resolve to protect the environment. Every single one of the songs that appeared on the original release is here, plus two songs that were recorded at the same time and were added to this package. Only one of them, "On The Wings Of An Eagle", has the same theme as the rest of the album, although the old Nitty Gritty Dirt Band favorite, "Dance, Little Jean", is here, too, and that is great fun.

"Autograph" exudes John's love for all things natural. Especially prevalent are songs that make people stop and take pause, which is all that John ever wanted any of us to do. Listen to "Wrangell Mountain Song" or "Whalebones and Crosses" and ask yourself how we can go into the pristeen raw nature of the northern hemisphere and start developing it for the finite amount of resources it has. Listen to David Mallett's "You Say That The Battle Is Over" and realize that it will never be.

The band used during this period, circa 1980, was among the best he ever had. Herb Pedersen, Emory Gordy, James Burton, Jim Horn, Glen D Hardin, and Hal Blaine are studio masters all who gave John his strongest musical support of his entire career.

John's entire RCA catalogue has never been released domestically. I think it's possible that RCA may release some limited-edition box arrangement of all 25 albums on the fifth anniversary of his passing (I don't know that, it just seems reasonable). Only "Rocky Mountain Holiday" with the Muppetts has never seen the light of day as a CD anywhere in the world. I wonder what recorded gems still await in the vaults somewhere. But thank goodness someone had the wisdom to release this one. Buy this album and really listen to the words, then play it for your friends, and then talk about it. It might be the last chance you have to make John's dream a reality.

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