Whose Garden Was This

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Whose Garden Was This is John Denver's third studio album. It was released in October 1970 and consists largely of covers. The track list includes The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Mr. Bojangles and Eleanor Rigby, and at the end also Jingle Bells.

The title song is by Tom Paxton. Vera Lynn recorded it in 1972 for her album Unforgettable Songs by Vera Lynn. She wanted to sing it on her BBC television programme, but found the song too short and asked Paxton for another verse. He wrote it, with the forest and the squirrels, and later often sang that longer version in his concerts. The tracks from the album later reappeared as bonus tracks on reissues of the albums John Denver and Spirit.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Tremble If You Must1:25Apple Music ↗
2. 2Sail Away Home4:39Apple Music ↗
3. 3The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down3:58Apple Music ↗
4. 4Mr. Bojangles4:40Apple Music ↗
5. 5I Wish I Could Have Been There (Woodstock)2:31Apple Music ↗
6. 6Whose Garden Was This3:49Apple Music ↗
7. 7The Game Is Over2:27Apple Music ↗
8. 8Eleanor Rigby3:13Apple Music ↗
9. 9Old Folks5:02Apple Music ↗
10. 10Golden Slumbers / Sweet Sweet Life / Tremble If You Must (Version II)4:32Apple Music ↗
11. 11Jingle Bells1:07Apple Music ↗

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