Rhymes & Reasons (John Denver album)

Rhymes & Reasons is the first commercial studio album by the American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in October 1969 by RCA Records. It was reissued on CD by Legacy Recordings in 2005.[5]

Rhymes & Reasons
Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedOctober 14, 1969
StudioRCA Studios A and B
(New York City)
GenreFolk rock
LabelRCA
ProducerMilton Okun
John Denver chronology
John Denver Sings
(1966)		 Rhymes & Reasons
(1969)		 Take Me to Tomorrow
(1970)
Singles from Rhymes & Reasons
  1. "Daydream[1]"
    Released: October 1969
  2. "Leaving on a Jet Plane[2]"
    Released: October 1969
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Love of the Common People"
4:06
2."Catch Another Butterfly"Mike Williams2:31
3."Daydream"John Denver2:54
4."The Ballad of Spiro Agnew"Tom Paxton0:15
5."Circus"
2:37
6."When I'm Sixty-Four"
2:02
7."The Ballad of Richard Nixon"n/a0:05
8."Rhymes & Reasons"Denver3:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yellow Cat"Steven Fromholz2:52
2."Leaving on a Jet Plane"Denver3:37
3."(You Dun Stomped) My Heart"Mason Williams2:41
4."My Old Man"Jerry Jeff Walker4:34
5."I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"
3:49
6."Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life (Sugacity)"
  • Pat Garvey
  • Victoria Garvey
2:10
CD edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Rusty Green"Denver 
16."Take Me to Tomorrow" (early version)Denver 

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1969–73) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 21
US Billboard 200[7] 148

References
  1. "John Denver – Daydream".
  2. "John Denver – Leaving On A Jet Plane".
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r5448
  4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 136.
  5. "legacyrecordings.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2008.
  6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  7. "John Denver Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.



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