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Windsong was released at the peak of John Denver's career, and rode to Number One on the strength of his previous success, and the epic "Calypso," which happened to provide the touchstone for the album. Essentially, Windsong is an album about communing with nature, and an overall thematic thrust is missing from many other Denver records. There may not be that many songs that match "Calypso," but many come close, helping elevate Windsong into Denver's front rank of albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Personnel: John Denver (vocals, guitar); John Sommers (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin); Mary Ann Duffy, Olivia Newton-John (vocals); Eric Weissberg (steel guitar, banjo); Byron Berline (mandolin, violin); Jesse Ehrlich (cello); Jimmie Fadden (harmonica); John Ellis (oboe); Hal Blaine (drums).
Arranger: Lee Holdridge.
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Windsong Music | List Price | $6.98 (You save $1.03) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Country, Rock/Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Pop Vocals | | Label | BMG Special Products | | Orig Year | 1975 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2840  | | CD Universe Part number | 1071376 | | Catalog number | 144623 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 26, 1997 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Milton Okun | | Personnel | Hal Blaine - drums
Byron Berline - mandolin, violin
Olivia Newton-John - vocals
Eric Weissberg - steel guitar, banjo
John Denver - vocals, guitar
Jesse Ehrlich - cello
Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
John Sommers - vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin
John Ellis - oboe
John Ellis - oboe
Mary Ann Duffy
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John Denver Windsong Songs Windsong Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  His Best Early Work!
Like most artists, the most endearing
and sublime of his works are often the
least known. The exquisite poetry and
imagery of "Windsong" have made it my
personal favorite of all of his albums.
Any one who has not heard this one is
seriously missing out!
Submitted by a reviewer (San Francisco, CA USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Very, very well-crafted
Here, you can see all of the elements that made up John Denver's career: the intimate folk singer/songwriter; the lonely cowboy on the range; the slick, adult contemporary entertainer; the whimsical, child-like balladeer; and more. Each song on this album is very, very well-crafted, with the obvious standout "Calypso" being the strongest song on here. There are other strong songs here, but "Calypso" just takes the cake, and was the epitome of John's commercially artistic success. There is no way that I can imagine anybody else other than John doing these songs; there just is no other voice that could do what he did on "Calypso". This is a good album to start with, if you want to start buying John's albums, because this is a blend of everything he was and everything he became. Definitely a masterpiece on John's part.
Submitted by Galen Baumgartner (Anchorage, AK, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. Classic!
This album contains some of the finest works he ever did. The songs sound as wonderful today as they did in the 1970's.
Submitted by a reviewer (Studio City (L.A.), CA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Beautiful!!!
Can you capture the wind?? Can you tell about it if you did?? John Denver did and did it very, very well. Calypso is it's highlight!! Riding the horse on the ocean beach put the cherry on top of the album!!!
Submitted by Nimtz (Mesa, Arizona)
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