Back Home Again (John Denver album)

For the album by Kenny Rogers, see Back Home Again (Kenny Rogers album).

Back Home Again
Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedJune 15, 1974
StudioRCA (Hollywood, California)
GenreCountry folk[1]
Length38:08
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerMilton Okun, Susan Ruskin
John Denver chronology
John Denver's Greatest Hits
(1973) 		Back Home Again
(1974) 		An Evening with John Denver
(1975)
Singles from Back Home Again
  1. "Annie's Song"
    Released: June 1974
  2. "Back Home Again"
    Released: September 1974
  3. "Sweet Surrender"
    Released: December 1974
  4. "Thank God I'm A Country Boy"
    Released: March 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
CreemC+[3]

Back Home Again is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in June 1974.

The multi-platinum album reached the top position on the Billboard 200 and contained the hit singles "Annie's Song" (#1 pop, No. 1 adult contemporary), and "Back Home Again" (#5 pop, No. 1 AC, No. 1 country). In addition, the studio versions of "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "Sweet Surrender" appear on this album.

The song "Grandma's Feather Bed" was written by banjoist Jim Connor, of the New Kingston Trio, based on a verse he wrote for his grandmother. Denver first heard Connor playing the song in 1968. Connor played on Denver's recording, and toured with the singer.[4]

The song "The Music Is You" is a bonus track on the 1998 reissue of Rocky Mountain Christmas.

On the cover, John is shown with his then-wife Annie Martell.

  1. ^ Okamoto, David (January 1, 1998). "John Denver". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 132–133.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5455
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 1974). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Andy Powell, "Connor’s ‘Grandma’s Feather Bed’ almost wasn’t recorded", The Gadsden Times, June 2, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2017