An Evening with John Denver explained

An Evening with John Denver
Type:	Live
Artist:	John Denver
Cover:	An Evening with John Denver album cover.jpg
Released:	January 29, 1975
Recorded:	August 26–September 1, 1974
Venue:	Universal Amphitheatre (Los Angeles, California)
Genre:	Folk
Length:	1:24:37
Label:	RCA Victor
Producer:	Milton Okun
Prev Title:	Back Home Again
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Windsong
Next Year:	1975

An Evening with John Denver is the first live album by American singer and songwriter John Denver. It was recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California, in August and September 1974. He was backed by an orchestra conducted by Lee Holdridge. Denver's manager, Milton Okun, was the album's music producer.

Track listing

Notes

• mistakenly credited as Owens B. Castleman

Personnel

Musicians

• John Denver — vocals, 6- and 12-string guitar
• Dick Kniss — bass
• Herb Lovelle — drums
• Steve Weisberg — lead guitar, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
• John Sommers — rhythm guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
• Hal Blaine — percussion

Orchestra

• Lee Holdridge — conductor
• Allan Harshman
• Assa Drori
• William Collette
• David Duke
• David Schwartz
• David Turner
• Denyse Buffum
• Gene Cipriano
• Harry Shlutz
• Jay Rosen
• Jerome Kessler
• Jesse Ehrlich
• Joy Lyle
• Mari Tsumura
• Milton Kestenbaum
• Murray Adler
• Peter Mercurio
• Ralph Schaeffer
• Raymond Kelley
• Richard Kaufman
• Richard Maximoff
• Ronald Folsom
• Samuel Boghossian
• Sidney Sharp
• Tibor Zelig
• Vincent DeRosa
• Wilbert Nuttycombe
• William Kurasch

Production

• Kris O'Connor — concert director
• Milton Okun — producer
• Kris O'Connor — assistant producer
• Jerry Weintraub — personal management
• Wally Heider Recording — recording
• Ken Johnson — set designer
• Penrod, Inc. — set construction
• Stanal Sound — sound designer
• Sundance Lighting — lighting designer
• Jim Moody — lighting director
• Ernie Zeilinger — engineer
• Artie Torgersen — assistant engineer
• Richard Simpson — mastering engineer
• Mickey Crofford — recording engineer
• Lowell Norman — film coordinator

Design

• Nick Sangiamo — cover photography
• Mike Kirkland — inner spread photography
• Anthony Loew — liner photography
• Sam Emerson — liner photography
• Lowell Norman — liner photography
• Mike Kirkland — liner photography
• Nick Sangiamo — liner photography
• Acy Lehman — art director
• Mike Kirkland — poster artwork

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)^[2]	9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	6
US Billboard 200^[4]	7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	7
Chart (1976)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	28

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 87.

2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 427.

3. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1975 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart . . November 3, 2021 .
4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1975. Billboard. April 17, 2021.
5. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1975. Billboard. April 17, 2021.
6. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart . . November 8, 2021 .