Aerie (album) explained
| Aerie |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | John Denver |
| Cover: | John Denver Aerie album cover.jpg |
| Released: | November 1971 |
| Genre: | Folk rock |
| Length: | 38:54 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Producer: | Milton Okun |
| Prev Title: | Poems, Prayers & Promises |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Rocky Mountain High |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
Aerie is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It debuted on the Billboard 200 album charts on December 4, 1971, hitting No. 75.
The song "The Eagle and the Hawk" was the title theme music to an ABC documentary of the same title starring both Denver and noted conservationist Morlan Nelson. This documentary is in storage at ABC, but it has not been repeated nor released by ABC. Denver's piloting skills in sail planes was shown.
Personnel
Musicians
- John Denver – 6- and 12-string guitar, vocals, arrangements
- Kenneth Boaz – vocals
- Gary Chester – drums, percussion
- Eric Weissberg – banjo, fiddle, pedal steel guitar
- Paul Griffin – piano, organ
- Richard Kniss – bass, arrangements
- George Marge – woodwind
- Paul Prestopino – banjo, dobro, guitar
- Al Rogers – percussion
- Mike Taylor – guitar, dobro, arrangements
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica
- Paula Ballan – vocals
- Diane Kniss – vocals
- Turnpike Tom – vocals
- Alec White – vocals
- Mary Angela White – vocals
- Barbara Carlson – vocals
- Andromeda Quasar – vocals
- Bill Danoff – vocals
- Keith Lane – vocals
- Candy Ledbetter – vocals
- Ron Ledbetter – vocals
- Elizabeth Lindsay – vocals
- Steve Mandell – vocals
- Anne Denver – vocals
- Taffy Nivert – vocals
Production
- Pat Benson – album photography
- Tom Brown – recording technician
- Jim Crotty – recording engineer
- Ray Hall – mixer, recording engineer
- Pat Martin – recording technician
- Gus Mossler – recording technician
- Milton Okun – producer
- Joe Stelmach – album cover design
Notes and References
- 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.
