Some Days Are Diamonds Music Cd

John Denver - Some Days Are Diamonds

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Some Days Are Diamonds      Artist : John Denver      List Price : $9.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1990-10-25      Studio : RCA      Label : RCA      Avg. Customer Rating : (11 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Some Days Are Diamonds      Very happy with our purchase!      Rating:      Very happy with this cd and so glad I found you!     Customer Reviews for Some Days Are Diamonds Cd      A reluctant country album from John      Rating:      John was obliged to record this album against his wishes after his record label refused to release another album (Perhaps love) that he had prepared. John never liked this album but his professionalism ensured that the album has a lot to like about it. While country themes have often been a part of John's music, he never wanted to be typecast as a country singer, preferring a hybrid mix of folk, pop and country although John's most successful album of all time (Back home again) was a country album. John only contributed two of his own songs to the album (Country love, Sleeping alone), presumably feeling that if he couldn't record what he wanted, somebody else could provide most of the songs. The title track became a top ten country hit and might have been followed by other country hits, but American country radio stations soon discovered that John was not committed to a country music career and stopped playing his music. San Francisco Mabel Joy (written by Mickey Newbury) is a very sad song about a country boy and a city prostitute, which has also been recorded by Joan Baez, Waylon Jennings and Kenny Rogers among others. Cowboy and the lady (a Bobby Goldsboro song) has been covered by Dolly Parton with slightly different lyrics as Cowgirl and the dandy - it appeared on her classic album, Here you come again. There are many other fine songs here. Given the circumstances in which it was recorded, this album didn't deserve to be as good as it is, but if you enjoy John's other music and you also enjoy country music, you'll love this album.