16 Biggest Hits (John Denver album)
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16 Biggest Hits is a 2006 John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...

 compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

. It is part of a series of similar 16 Biggest Hits albums released by Legacy Recordings.

Track listing

  1. "Annie's Song
    Annie's Song
    "Annie's Song" is a rock/country song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. "Annie's Song" also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart...

    " (John Denver) – 3:03
  2. "Back Home Again
    Back Home Again (song)
    "Back Home Again" is the title of a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released as a single from his album of the same name in 1974, "Back Home Again" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. in November of that year. It was Denver's fifth...

    " (Denver) – 4:47
  3. "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" (Bill Danoff
    Bill Danoff
    Bill Danoff is an American songwriter and singer. His best known song as a performer is "Afternoon Delight", which Danoff performed as a member of the Starland Vocal Band...

    ) – 2:50
  4. "Sunshine on My Shoulders
    Sunshine on My Shoulders
    "Sunshine on My Shoulders" is the title of a song recorded and co-written by American singer/songwriter John Denver. It was released as a single in 1973 and went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. in early 1974.- Song history :...

    " (Denver, Dick Kniss, Mike Taylor) – 5:15
  5. "Sweet Surrender
    Sweet Surrender (John Denver song)
    "Sweet Surrender" is the title of a popular song by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was originally recorded for his 1974 album Back Home Again, but was chosen as the lead single from the concert album An Evening with John Denver. "Sweet Surrender" reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100...

    " (Denver) – 5:31
  6. "Take Me Home, Country Roads
    Take Me Home, Country Roads
    "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is a song written by John Denver, Taffy Nivert, and Bill Danoff and initially recorded by John Denver. It was included on his 1971 breakout album Poems, Prayers and Promises; the single went to #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100...

    " (Taffy Nivert, Danoff, Denver) – 3:12
  7. "Rocky Mountain High
    Rocky Mountain High
    "Rocky Mountain High" is a folk-rock song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor about Colorado, and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. Recorded by Denver, it went to number nine on the US Hot 100 in 1973...

    " (Denver, Taylor) – 4:46
  8. "I'm Sorry
    I'm Sorry (John Denver song)
    "I'm Sorry" is a song written and recorded by American country-folk singer-songwriter John Denver. Released in 1975, it was his final number-one pop hit released during his career.-Chart performance:...

    " (Denver) – 3:34
  9. "Fly Away
    Fly Away (John Denver song)
    "Fly Away" is a 1975 song written and performed by John Denver, with Olivia Newton-John on backup vocals. Released as a single from the Windsong album, "Fly Away" peaked at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent two weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in early-1976, Denver's...

    " (Denver) – 4:12
  10. "Dreamland Express
    Dreamland Express (song)
    "Dreamland Express" is the title of a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released in November 1985 as the second single from his album Dreamland Express. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and number 34 on the Hot Adult...

    " (Denver) – 4:08
  11. "How Can I Leave You Again" (Denver) – 3:12
  12. "Looking for Space
    Looking for Space
    "Looking for Space" is the title of a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released as a single from his album Windsong, "Looking for Space" peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the April 1976...

    " (Denver) – 4:01
  13. "Thank God I'm a Country Boy
    Thank God I'm a Country Boy
    "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", also known as "Country Boy" is a song written by John Martin Sommers and recorded by American singer/songwriter John Denver.The song was originally included on Denver's 1974 album Back Home Again....

    " (John Sommers) – 3:12
  14. "Leaving on a Jet Plane
    Leaving on a Jet Plane
    "Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. The original title of the song was "Oh Babe I Hate to Go" but Denver's then producer, Milt Okun, convinced him to change the title....

    " (Denver) – 3:40
  15. "Wild Montana Skies" (Denver) – 4:06
    • Duet with Emmylou Harris
      Emmylou Harris
      Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...

  16. "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
    Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)
    "Some Days Are Diamonds " is a song written by Dick Feller. Feller's version was released in 1976 but failed to chart. The song was covered by John Denver on his 1981 album Some Days Are Diamonds...

    " (Dick Feller
    Dick Feller
    Richard Dean "Dick" Feller is an American country musician and songwriter.-Biography:Feller was born on January 2, 1943 in Bronaugh, Missouri. On his twelfth birthday, Feller got his first guitar from his grandfather that was bought at a garage sale. Although it only had one string, young Feller...

    ) – 4:01
    • Duet with Emmylou Harris

Chart performance

16 Biggest Hits peaked at #61 on the U.S. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

Top Country Albums chart the week of February 24, 2007.
Chart (2006–2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 61
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