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 Eagle and the Hawk" was used as the title theme music for an ABC documentary of the same name, featuring Denver alongside noted conservationist Morley 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
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)Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 48 US Billboard Top LPs75
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