the song take me home, country roads came out on april 12, 1971.
the song take me home, country roads came out on april 12, 1971.
when did the song take me home, country roads come out?
april 12, 1971
"take me home, country roads", also known as "take me home" or "country roads", is a song written by bill danoff, taffy nivert, and john denver about the state of west virginia. it was released as a single performed by denver on april 12, 1971, peaking at number 2 on "billboard"s us hot 100 singles for the week ending august 28, 1971. the song was a success on its initial release and was certified gold by the riaa on august 18, 1971, and platinum on april 10, 2017. the song became one of john denver's most popular and beloved songs. it has continued to sell, with over 1.5 million digital copies sold in the united states. it is considered to be denver's signature song.
take me home, country roads
what is today md 117 was the inspiration for john denver's hit song "take me home, country roads," a song now associated with west virginia. songwriters bill danoff and taffy nivert, who later formed the starland vocal band, wrote much of "take me home, country roads" in december 1970 while working in georgetown. danoff and nivert showed the song to denver, who helped them finish writing the song. the song was inspired by a drive along clopper road to a family reunion in gaithersburg. denver, danoff, and nivert first performed the song december 30, 1970, at the cellar door in georgetown. "take me home, country roads" became denver's first major hit after he recorded it in 1971.
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