It's About Time (John Denver album)
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| Released | November 15, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Studio | Criteria (Miami) | |||
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| Length | 46:51 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
| Producer | John Denver, Barney Wyckoff | |||
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Allmusic |   [1] |
It's About Time is the 17th studio album by American singer-songwriter
The Wailers), and Emmylou Harris. "Wild Montana Skies" was the single from this album; members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[2]
It contains the following dedication from John Denver: "This album is dedicated with great love and respect to the memory of my father, Lt. Col. (Ret.) H.J. "Dutch" Deutschendorf."
Track listing
All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated
Side One
- "Hold on Tightly" – 4:00
- "Thought of You" – 4:02
- "Somethin' About" – 3:44
- "On the Wings of a Dream" – 5:01
- "Flight (The Higher We Fly)" (Adapted from the Poem by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.; Words: John Gillespie Magee, Jr., John Denver and Joe Henry; Music: Lee Holdridge) – 3:16
Side Two
- "Falling Out of Love" – 4:56
- "I Remember Romance" – 5:25
- "Wild Montana Skies" – 4:02
- "The Way I Am"1
- "World Game" – 4:58
- "It's About Time" (Denver, Glen D. Hardin) – 3:42
1Not featured on cassette version or on original LP.
Personnel
The following information is from the CD insert.[3]
Musicians
All personnel in this section are credited along with John Denver as arrangers.
- Jerry Carrigan – drums and percussion
- Jerry Scheff – bass
- Glen Hardin – piano, Rhodes, B-3
- James Burton – lead guitars (electric and acoustic)
- Jim Horn – saxophone, flute, recorder
Additional musicians
- Larry Fast – synthesizer
- Fred Wickstrom – marimbas
Muscle Shoals Horns
- Harvey Thompson – tenor saxophone
- Charles Rose – trombone
- Harrison Calloway, Jr. – trumpet
- with Jim Horn – baritone saxophone
Background vocals
- Patti Austin
- Ullanda McCullough
- Conrad Reeder
- Emmylou Harris on "Wild Montana Skies"
Musicians from "World Game"
- The Wailers
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass
- Carlton "Carli" Barrett – drums
- Steve Stewart – piano
- Earl "Wire" Lindo – organ
- Alvin Patterson– percussion
- Lloyd "Gits" Willis – guitar
- The I Threes
Arrangers
- Lee Holdridge – strings
- Patti Austin – background vocals
Engineers
- Roger Nichols – Recording And Mixing Engineer
- John Slywka – Assistant Engineer
- Patrice Carroll-Levinsohn – Assistant Engineer
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 55 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 61 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 92 |
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5471
- ^ Western Writers of America (2010). "The Top 100 Western Songs". American Cowboy. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010.
- ^ John Denver. It's About Time. RCA. 1983.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
