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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is It Love?John Denver | John Denver | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain High (Live) | John Denver | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Rhymes & Reasons (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Country Roads (Live) | John Denver | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Back Home Again (Live) | John Denver | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado (Live) | John Denver | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Matthew (Live) | John Denver | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Sunshine on My Shoulders (Live) | John Denver | Play | 05:23 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | You Say The Battle Is Over (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Eagles and Horses (Live) | John Denver | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Darcy Farrow (Live) | John Denver | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Whispering Jesse (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Me & My Uncle (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Wild Montana Skies (Live) | John Denver | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Leaving on a Jet Plane / Goodbye Again (Live) | John Denver | Play | 07:24 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Bet on the Blues (Live) | John Denver | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | The Harder They Fall (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Shanghai Breezes (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Fly Away (Live) | John Denver | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | A Song For All Lovers (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Dreamland Express (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | For You (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | Falling Out Of Love (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | Annie's Song (Live) | John Denver | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Poems, Prayers & Promises (Live) | John Denver | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Calypso (Live) | John Denver | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Amazon (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 06:23 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | This Old Guitar (Album Version) | John Denver | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 118 mins | 271 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Burton | Dobro, Guest Artist, Guitar, Slide Guitar |
| 2 | Tom Campbell | Composer |
| 3 | Bill Danoff | Composer |
| 4 | John Denver | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Alan Deremo | Bass |
| 6 | Steve Gillette | Composer |
| 7 | Jennie Hansen | Viola |
| 8 | John Harris | Engineer |
| 9 | Pat Hawk | Vocals |
| 10 | Joe Henry | Composer |
| 11 | Jim Horn | Flute, Guest Artist, Recorder, Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 12 | Pete Huttlinger | Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals |
| 13 | Bob Irwin | Producer |
| 14 | Karen Karlsrud | Violin |
| 15 | Dick Kniss | Composer |
| 16 | David Mallett | Composer |
| 17 | Taffy Nivert | Composer |
| 18 | Chris Nole | Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 19 | Caryl Paisner | Cello |
| 20 | Tom Paxton | Composer |
| 21 | John Phillips | Composer |
| 22 | Michito Sánchez | Percussion |
| 23 | Michael Taylor | Composer |
| 24 | Mike Taylor | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |