The Wildlife Concert John Denver

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  • Release Date: 06/13/1995
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 4,283
  • Label: SONY
  • UPC: 074646465523

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The Wildlife Concert

Disc 1
1LISTENRocky Mountain High 4:09
2LISTENRhymes & Reasons 2:59
3LISTENTake Me Home, Country Roads 2:56
4LISTENBack Home Again 4:58
5LISTENI Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado 2:50
6LISTENMatthew 3:26
7LISTENSunshine on My Shoulders 5:16
8LISTENYou Say the Battle Is Over 2:35
9LISTENEagles and Horses 4:37
10LISTENDarcy Farrow 4:06
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Disc 2
1LISTENBet on the Blues 4:03
2LISTENThe Harder They Fall 3:27
3LISTENShanghai Breezes 2:52
4LISTENFly Away 3:54
5LISTENA Song for All Lovers 4:09
6LISTENDreamland Express 3:08
7LISTENFor You 3:39
8LISTENIs It Love? 3:30
9LISTENFalling out of Love 4:19
10LISTENAnnie's Song 2:54
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Editorial Reviews

John Denver's first live album, An Evening with John Denver (1975), was a lavish two-LP set accompanying a network TV special, released at his commercial peak. His second live album, The Wildlife Concert, is a lavish two-CD set accompanying a cable TV special and home video, released at his commercial trough. Denver performs most of his Top Ten hits from the '70s (but not "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," the big hit off the last live album), getting the bulk of them out of the way early on the first disc. He adds some well-chosen covers by folk peers such as David Mallett (the antiwar "You Say the Battle Is Over") and Tom Paxton ("Bet on the Blues"), selects some of his better, if less familiar, songs of the last decade ("The Harder They Fall," "Falling Out of Love"), and introduces new material touching on his favorite romantic ("Is It Love?") and political/philosophical ("Amazon") themes. With such a balanced set list, he manages to revitalize the best of his catalog, reassert his folk roots, and, to an extent, redefine himself. William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

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Very enjoyableby mimi6x

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April 15, 2009: My husband and I have been fans of John's since the beginning. The format is wonderful since it was his passion and love for the environment that we remember him the most for. Having been to his live concerts it was like being there again and hearing him perform. We love it and play it often.

A Fine Live recording for fansby Magnum-1

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March 10, 2009: "The Wildlife Concert" is John Denver's second live recording (released 20 years after the first) and was recorded during two benefit concerts for the Wildlife Conservation Society in 1995. Like his previous live album, "An Evening with John Denver," Denver performs the songs straight forward with not much difference from the studio versions. He plays the hits like "Sunshine on my Shoulders" and "Country Roads" as well as some of his best if lesser known songs from the 1980s like "Dreamland Express." The version of "Rocky Mountain High" featured here is my favorite rendition of the song. One detraction is that the songs on the first disc, aside from the hits, are very somber and not as well constructed as some of Denver's other work. The second disc is quite excellent and includes the previously unreleased song "For You." Denver is more serious here than on his first live album but there are some fun audience interactions such as when he utters his 70s catch phrase "Far Out," and then follows it with "Did I say that, I didn't say that." Overall this album is geared more toward die-hard Denver fans but novices will not be disappointed.

I Also Recommend: Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits.


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