Aerie (album)

Aerie
Aerie
Studio album by John Denver
Released	November 1971
Genre	Folk rock
Length	38:54
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Milton Okun
John Denver chronology
Singles from Aerie
	"Friends with You"; Released: October 29, 1971; "Everyday"; Released: February 18, 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Village Voice	D^[2]

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.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Starwood in Aspen"	John Denver	3:04
2.	"Everyday"	Buddy Holly Norman Petty	3:15
3.	"Casey's Last Ride"	Kris Kristofferson	4:55
4.	"City of New Orleans"	Steve Goodman	3:16
5.	"Friends with You"	Bill Danoff Taffy Nivert	3:22
6.	"60 Second Song for a Bank, with the Phrase "May We Help You Today?""	Denver	1:03

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Blow Up Your TV (Spanish Pipe Dream)"	John Prine	2:21
2.	"All of My Memories"	Denver	4:55
3.	"She Won't Let Me Fly Away"	Bill Danoff	3:40
4.	"Readjustment Blues"	Bill Danoff	4:50
5.	"The Eagle and the Hawk"	Denver Mike Taylor	2:10
6.	"Tools"	Denver	1:37

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

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	48

References

^ Aerie at AllMusic
^ Christgau, Robert (January 20, 1972). "Consumer Guide (23)". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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[1] Aerie at AllMusic

[2] Christgau, Robert (January 20, 1972). "Consumer Guide (23)". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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