"Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. The song was released as the lead single from his eighth studio album 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.[2]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. Four years later, an instrumental version also became flautist James Galway's only major British hit.
"Annie's Song" was written as an ode to Denver's wife at the time, Annie Martell Denver. Denver "wrote this song in July 1973 in about ten-and-a-half minutes one day on a ski lift" to the top of Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, as the physical exhilaration of having "just skied down a very difficult run" and the feeling of total immersion in the beauty of the colors and sounds that filled all senses inspired him to think about his wife.[3][4] Annie Denver recalls the beginnings: "It was written after John and I had gone through a pretty intense time together and things were pretty good for us. He left to go skiing and he got on the Ajax chair on Aspen mountain and the song just came to him. He skied down and came home and wrote it down... Initially it was a love song and it was given to me through him, and yet for him it became a bit like a prayer."
"The first time I heard 'Annie's Song,' I told John it had the same melody as Tchaikovsky'sFifth Symphony, Second Movement," says Milt Okun. "He walked over to the piano, sat for an hour and came back, and the only thing remaining from Tchaikovsky was the first five notes. It was fantastic."[5]
Critical receptionedit
Shawn M. Haney of Allmusic noted the song's expressive emotionality, calling it an "ever so romantic tearjerker". Haney praised "Annie's Song" as "one of Denver's finest achievements".[6]Billboard called it a "fine love song."[7]Record World said that this "folk ballad, subtle and sweet, glows with a continental flair that should take it to all the right places."[8]
On July 4, 2016, Ville Valo released a cover version of "Annie's Song" in Finnish, titled "Olet mun kaikuluotain" ("You're My Sonar").[25] The lyrics were by Hector, and the song had previously been recorded in 1976 by Freeman.[25] Ville Valo's version was released as a tribute to Finnish label Love Records, who celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2016.[25] Valo's version was also the first release from the label in over 30 years.[25] Valo commented on the song, stating: "'Kaikuluotain' is a childhood favorite of mine, to the beat of which many a sleepless night ended up in tears. To this day it gives me cold shivers and goosebumps."[25] The song would go on to reach number one on the Finnish Download Chart.[26]
Valo's version also received a music video, directed by Ykä Järvinen.[27] Released on July 11, 2016, the video features scenes of Valo walking around Helsinki, done in tribute to Aki Kaurismäki's film Calamari Union.[27] The video received the Emma Award for Video of the Year in 2017.[28]
Adaptationsedit
Supporters of Sheffield United use the melody of "Annie's Song" as "The Greasy Chip Butty Song", a football chant with recast lyrics humorously extolling the virtues of life in Sheffield and as supporters of the club.[29]
The Egan band performed Bilintx's song "Louolan Jai Jai" with this tune, which became the common tune for the song.[30]
A parody version of the first few bars of the song is included on Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album, but was removed and replaced with an apology on later pressings of the album on legal advice.[31]
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External linksedit
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Not to be confused with Anne s Song Anna s Song or Danny s Song Annie s Song also known as Annie s Song You Fill Up My Senses is a song written and recorded by American singer songwriter John Denver The song was released as the lead single from his eighth studio album 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 2 Billboard ranked it as the No 25 song for 1974 Annie s Song Side A of 1974 US vinyl singleSingle by John Denverfrom the album Back Home AgainB side Cool an Green an Shady ReleasedJune 1974GenreCountry 1 Length2 58LabelRCASongwriter s John DenverProducer s Milt OkunJohn Denver singles chronology Sunshine on My Shoulders 1973 Annie s Song 1974 Back Home Again 1974 Alternative coverArtwork for 1976 Dutch vinyl single It went to number one in the United Kingdom where it was Denver s only major hit single Four years later an instrumental version also became flautist James Galway s only major British hit Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 Ville Valo cover 6 Adaptations 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksBackground edit Annie s Song was written as an ode to Denver s wife at the time Annie Martell Denver Denver wrote this song in July 1973 in about ten and a half minutes one day on a ski lift to the top of Aspen Mountain in Aspen Colorado as the physical exhilaration of having just skied down a very difficult run and the feeling of total immersion in the beauty of the colors and sounds that filled all senses inspired him to think about his wife 3 4 Annie Denver recalls the beginnings It was written after John and I had gone through a pretty intense time together and things were pretty good for us He left to go skiing and he got on the Ajax chair on Aspen mountain and the song just came to him He skied down and came home and wrote it down Initially it was a love song and it was given to me through him and yet for him it became a bit like a prayer The first time I heard Annie s Song I told John it had the same melody as Tchaikovsky s Fifth Symphony Second Movement says Milt Okun He walked over to the piano sat for an hour and came back and the only thing remaining from Tchaikovsky was the first five notes It was fantastic 5 Critical reception editShawn M Haney of Allmusic noted the song s expressive emotionality calling it an ever so romantic tearjerker Haney praised Annie s Song as one of Denver s finest achievements 6 Billboard called it a fine love song 7 Record World said that this folk ballad subtle and sweet glows with a continental flair that should take it to all the right places 8 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1974 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 9 5 Canadian RPM Top Singles 1 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 3 Ireland IRMA 10 1 South Africa Springbok Radio 11 11 UK Singles OCC 12 1 US Billboard Hot 100 13 1 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 14 1 US Hot Country Songs Billboard 15 9 Chart 1976 Peakposition Netherlands Single Top 100 16 12 Year end charts edit Chart 1974 Rank Australia Kent Music Report 17 18 51 Canada 19 19 UK 20 15 U S Billboard Hot 100 21 25 U S Billboard Adult Contemporary 22 5Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales United Kingdom BPI 23 Platinum 600 000 United States RIAA 24 Gold 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Ville Valo cover edit Olet mun kaikuluotain nbsp Single by Ville ValoB sideFreeman Olet mun kaikuluotain ReleasedJuly 4 2016Length3 26LabelLove RecordsSongwriter s John Denver Hector On July 4 2016 Ville Valo released a cover version of Annie s Song in Finnish titled Olet mun kaikuluotain You re My Sonar 25 The lyrics were by Hector and the song had previously been recorded in 1976 by Freeman 25 Ville Valo s version was released as a tribute to Finnish label Love Records who celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2016 25 Valo s version was also the first release from the label in over 30 years 25 Valo commented on the song stating Kaikuluotain is a childhood favorite of mine to the beat of which many a sleepless night ended up in tears To this day it gives me cold shivers and goosebumps 25 The song would go on to reach number one on the Finnish Download Chart 26 Valo s version also received a music video directed by Yka Jarvinen 27 Released on July 11 2016 the video features scenes of Valo walking around Helsinki done in tribute to Aki Kaurismaki s film Calamari Union 27 The video received the Emma Award for Video of the Year in 2017 28 Adaptations editSupporters of Sheffield United use the melody of Annie s Song as The Greasy Chip Butty Song a football chant with recast lyrics humorously extolling the virtues of life in Sheffield and as supporters of the club 29 The Egan band performed Bilintx s song Louolan Jai Jai with this tune which became the common tune for the song 30 A parody version of the first few bars of the song is included on Monty Python s Contractual Obligation Album but was removed and replaced with an apology on later pressings of the album on legal advice 31 See also editList of RPM number one singles of 1974 List of number one singles of 1974 Ireland List of number one singles from the 1970s UK List of Hot 100 number one singles of 1974 U S List of number one adult contemporary singles of 1974 U S References edit Stanley Bob September 13 2013 Beyond the Blue Horizon Country and Western Yeah Yeah Yeah The Story of Modern Pop Faber amp Faber p 403 ISBN 978 0 571 28198 5 Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 76 Sold on Song Top 100 Number 50 Annie s Song bbc co uk John Denver on writing Annie s Song RAM bbc co uk Alfonso Barry 2005 Back Home Again pp 2 3 CD Booklet New York City NY Sony BMG Music Entertainment Haney Shawn M John Denver Back Home Again Allmusic Retrieved April 9 2019 Top Single Picks PDF Billboard May 25 1974 p 66 Retrieved July 22 2020 Hits of the Week PDF Record World May 25 1974 p 1 Retrieved March 16 2023 Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1974 Retrieved March 14 2020 The Irish Charts Search Results Annie s Song Irish Singles Chart Retrieved August 12 2013 SA Charts 1965 1989 Songs A B Retrieved January 17 2018 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved May 15 2017 John Denver Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved May 15 2017 John Denver Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Retrieved May 15 2017 John Denver Chart History Hot Country Songs Billboard Retrieved May 15 2017 John Denver Annie s Song in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved February 16 2020 National Top 100 Singles for 1974 Kent Music Report December 30 1974 Retrieved January 15 2022 via Imgur Every AMR Top 100 Single in 1974 Canada Library and Archives January 16 2018 Image RPM Weekly Library and Archives Canada Top Selling Singles for 1974 Music Week London England Spotlight Publications 20 January 4 1975 Musicoutfitters com Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1974 British single certifications John Denver Annie s Song British Phonographic Industry Retrieved May 26 2023 American single certifications John Denver Annie s Song Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved May 15 2017 a b c d e Ville Valo laulaa suomeksi legendaarisen levy yhtion juhlavuoden kunniaksi MTV3 July 4 2016 Retrieved July 21 2016 Ville Valo Olet mun kaikuluotain Musiikkituottajat Retrieved July 24 2016 a b Ville Valo julkaisi suomenkielisen kappaleen katso herkan mahtipontinen musiikkivideo Ilta Sanomat July 11 2016 Retrieved July 21 2016 Emma gaalan yllattaja Ville Valo palkittiin vuoden musiikkivideosta MTV3 February 4 2017 Retrieved February 24 2017 Thake Simon August 31 2020 Sheffield United Who wrote club anthem Greasy Chip Butty BBC Sport Retrieved August 31 2020 To listen on YouTube Hewison Robert Monty Python The Case 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