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 The Essential John Denver is a compilation album of John Denver's songs. Composed of two discs, each containing 18 songs, the album was released in February 2007 as part of The Essential series by Sony BMG.[1] A limited edition was eventually released.[3] 
The album peaked at No. 55 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[4] 
  Track listing
 Disc one[2]| Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | 
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| 1. | "Leaving on a Jet Plane" | John Denver | Rhymes & Reasons (1969) | 3:40 | 
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| 2. | "Rhymes & Reasons" | John Denver | Rhymes & Reasons (1969) | 3:17 | 
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| 3. | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 3:12 | 
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| 4. | "Poems, Prayers and Promises" | John Denver | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 4:07 | 
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| 5. | "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" | Bill Danoff | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 2:09 | 
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| 6. | "Friends with You" | Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert | Aerie (1971) | 3:24 | 
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| 7. | "Rocky Mountain High" | John Denver, Mike Taylor | Rocky Mountain High (1972) | 4:45 | 
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| 8. | "Goodbye Again" | John Denver | Rocky Mountain High (1972) | 3:38 | 
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| 9. | "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)" | John Denver | Farewell Andromeda (1973) | 4:27 | 
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| 10. | "Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)" | John Denver | Farewell Andromeda (1973) | 4:05 | 
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| 11. | "Sunshine on My Shoulders" | John Denver, Dick Kniss, Mike Taylor | Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) | 5:13 | 
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| 12. | "Back Home Again" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 4:46 | 
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| 13. | "Matthew" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 3:44 | 
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| 14. | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | John Martin Sommers | An Evening with John Denver (1975)[a] | 3:44 | 
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| 15. | "Annie's Song" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 3:02 | 
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| 16. | "Sweet Surrender" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 5:30 | 
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| 17. | "Looking for Space" | John Denver | Windsong (1975) | 4:01 | 
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| 18. | "I'm Sorry" | John Denver | Windsong (1975) | 3:31 | 
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   Disc three (Limited Edition 3.0)[3]| Title | Writer(s) | Originally from | 
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| 1. | "Daydreams" | John Denver | Rhymes & Reasons (1969) | 2:54 | 
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| 2. | "Everyday" | John Denver | Aerie (1971) | 3:15 | 
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| 3. | "For Baby (For Bobbie)" | John Denver | Rocky Mountain High (1972) | 2:57 | 
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| 4. | "Grandma's Feather Bed" | Jim Connor | Back Home Again (1974) | 2:15 | 
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| 5. | "Aspenglow" | John Denver | Take Me to Tomorrow (1970) | 2:06 | 
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| 6. | "It Makes Me Giggle" | John Denver | Spirit (1976) | 3:16 | 
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| 7. | "Bet On the Blues" | Tom Paxton | I Want to Live (1977) | 3:50 | 
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| 8. | "This Old Guitar" | John Denver | Back Home Again (1974) | 2:50 | 
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