Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver

Compilation by John Denver

Released 2008

Artie Torgersen
assistant [7]
Bill Danoff
background vocals [4], guitar [4]
Dick Kniss
arranger [1-2, 14], bass [7, 14], double bass [1-2, 4, 9]
Eric Weissberg
banjo [4], pedal steel guitar [4], steel guitar [1]
Frank Owens
piano [2, 4], strings [2-3]
Gary Chester
membranophone [4], percussion [1-2]
Hal Blaine
arranger [14], drums (drum set) [14], percussion [14]
Jean Kaplow
assistant [4]
Jim Gordon
percussion [7]
John Denver
12 string guitar [2, 9], acoustic guitar [1-2, 4], arranger [1-2, 5, 14], guitar [7, 9, 14], lead vocals [1-2, 4-9, 12-14], vocal [2, 4]
John Sommers
acoustic guitar [14], arranger [14], background vocals [14], banjo [14], fiddle [14], mandolin [7, 14]
Kris O'Connor
additional [6-7, 12-14], assistant [6-8, 12-14]
Lee Holdridge
arranger [6-8, 12, 14], conductor [6-8, 12, 14], orchestrator [14]
Lennie Niehaus
orchestrator [9]
Martine Habib
background vocals [2]
Michael Taylor
arranger [1-2], guitar [1-2, 4, 9]
Mickey Crofford
engineer [6-8, 14]
Milt Okun
arranger [5], conductor [9], producer [1-2, 4-9, 12-14]
Olivia Newton‐John
guest [13]
Ray Hall
recording [1-2, 4, 9]
Starland Vocal Band
background vocals [4]
Steve Weisberg
acoustic guitar [14], arranger [14], background vocals [14], electric guitar [14], guitar [7], resonator guitar [14], steel guitar [14]
Taffy Nivert
background vocals [4]