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Carol A. from SUWANEE, GA
Reviewed on 5/9/2012...

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An excellent album

Barron Laycock | 06/12/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought all three of his greatest hits album and I like all of them except for "Perhaps Love" in Greatest Hits 2 & 3 which he had a duet with Luciano Pavarotti. Pavarotti's inclusion in the song is a mistake and the song sounds terrible with him singing. Overall, however, the album is good to listen to. Three cheers for the late John Denver!"

The Last Of John Denver's Three Greatest Hits Albums!

Barron Laycock | Temple, New Hampshire United States | 09/04/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is the final of the three albums of John Denver's greatest hits released even as he was continuing to make them. Here we see the additional monster hits that kept him in a position of preeminence, popularity and superstardom in the 1970s. In his heyday no one was outselling his albums or out-booking John for concert appearances, and considering the incredible talents on the scene at the time, that is a pretty good indication of just how popular he was, and just how universal John Denver's appeal was. No one else sang of the wide-open possibilities and seemingly limitless possibilities for a good life awaited those who would free themselves from the bonds that confined them and just dare to soar along with him in the wild open spaces. All the tracks here are terrific, from "How Can I Leave you Again?", a wonderful love song, to "Shanghai Breezes", "Seasons Of The Heart", and "Perhaps Love" (with Placido Domingo) all from his wonderful "Seasons Of The Heart" album, to Welcome to My Morning", to "Dancing With The Mountains", another of his many paeans to appreciating the beauties of nature and the natural life. John, more than any of his contemporaries, actively caught the public's imagination regarding the wonders of the natural environment, and in a time when environmental concerns were splashed all over the headlines and the evening news, John's vision of popular concern for and stewardship of the natural world was immensely important. Indeed, to speak of John now is to evoke a mental picture of him backpacking in the Rockies, that shock of unruly blond hair tossled about and a grin as big as the wide open sky behind him. I love all the songs here, including "Wild Montana Skies", "Some Days Are Diamonds', and "The Gold And Beyond", about the Olympic movement, and my own special favorite, "I Want To Live". This album represents a wonderful overview of the mature work of John as he thrilled a whole generation with his own perspective of a meaningful life lived in the natural splendor of nature. I know you will enjoy this as well as the other two in this three album series of John's greatest hits. Far out!"