ANNIE'S
SONG
JOHN
DENVER
SONGWRITER: JOHN DENVER
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: BACK HOME AGAIN
LABEL: RCA RECORDS
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 1974
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31,
1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American
singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose
greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in
numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his
music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, he was one of
the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling
artists. By 1974, he was one of America's best-selling performers, and AllMusic has described Denver as "among the most beloved entertainers of
his era".
Denver recorded and released approximately
300 songs, about 200 of which he composed. He had 33 albums and singles that
were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S by RIAA
certification with estimated sales of more than 33
million units. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and
sang about his joy in nature, his disdain for city life, his enthusiasm for
music, and his relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of
charts, including country music,
the Billboard Hot 100,
and adult contemporary, in all earning 12 gold and four platinum albums with his signature
songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads",
"Annie's Song",
"Rocky
Mountain High", "Calypso", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy",
and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".
Denver
appeared in several films and television specials during the 1970s and 1980s. He
continued to record in the 1990s, also focusing on environmental issues as well
as lending vocal support to space exploration and testifying in front of Congress in protest against censorship in music. He lived in Aspen for much of his life where he was known for his love of Colorado. In 1974, Denver was named poet
laureate of the state. The Colorado state legislature also adopted
"Rocky Mountain High" as one of its two state songs in 2007.
An
avid pilot, Denver died at the age of 53 in a single-fatality crash while
piloting his recently purchased light plane.
"Annie's Song" (also known as
"Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a folk rock and country song in 3/4 time written and recorded by singer-songwriter John Denver.
The song was released as a single from Denver's álbum Back Home Again. It was his second number-one song in the United
States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. "Annie's
Song" also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard
ranked it as the Nº. 25 song for 1974.
It went to number one in the United Kingdom,
where it was Denver's only major hit single (many of Denver's American
hits were more familiar in the UK through
cover versions by other artists). Four years later, an instrumental version also
became flautista James Galway's
only major British hit.
You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again
Come let me love you
Let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you
Come love me again
Let me give my life
to you
Come let me love you
Come love me again
You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again.
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