Seasons of the Heart (album) explained

Seasons of the Heart
Type:	album
Artist:	John Denver
Cover:	John Denver Seasons of the Heart album cover.jpg
Released:	May 4, 1982
Genre:	Folk-pop
Label:	RCA
Producer:	John Denver, Barney Wyckoff
Prev Title:	Some Days Are Diamonds
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Rocky Mountain Holiday
Next Year:	1982

Seasons of the Heart is the sixteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released in 1982.^[1] The singles were "Shanghai Breezes" / "What One Man Can Do" and "Seasons of the Heart."

The album cover is a self-portrait of Denver entering the Purple Cloud Cave in Hangzhou, China.

The singer-songwriter dedicated the album to his estranged wife, Annie, and the album was created as a love poem to her. They divorced the following year^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated

Side one

1. "Seasons of the Heart" – 3:48
2. "Opposite Tables" – 3:56
3. "Relatively Speaking" (Denver, lyrics: Arthur Hancock) – 3:33
4. "Dreams" (Stephen Geyer) – 3:02
5. "Nothing But a Breeze" (Jesse Winchester) – 4:45
6. "What One Man Can Do" – 3:04

Side two

1. "Shanghai Breezes" – 3:12
2. "Islands" – 3:49
3. "Heart to Heart" – 3:55
4. "Perhaps Love" – 1:53
5. "Children of the Universe" (Denver, Joe Henry) – 4:05

Personnel

• John Denver – vocals, guitar
• Musicians: James Burton, Jerry Scheff, Glen Hardin, Jerry Carrigan, Jim Horn, Denice Brooks, Herb Pedersen, Renée Armand

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	65
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	18
U.S. Billboard 200	39

Notes and References

1. News: Holden . Stephen . Folk-Pop: John Denver . The New York Times . 6 June 1982 . A61.
2. Web site: Obituary: John Denver. Independent.co.uk. October 23, 2011.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 87.