John Denver - Legendary John Denver [3CD Box Set] (1999)

Released in 1999, Legendary John Denver picks 50 tracks from throughout Denver's career and sequences them through three discs. Although nearly all his big hits are here, along with a lot of fan favorites and album tracks, there is also a fair amount of pleasant but indistinguishable material here, along with a few weird choices (such as the Placido Domingo duet "Perhaps Love"). Given its sheer length, this is hardly the choice for casual listeners, nor is it the logical comprehensive career-retrospective that its length implies it would be (after all, there are no liner notes outside of a testimonial) -- it's merely a large sampler, surrounding his classic material with choices both logical and puzzling. Certainly, there's a lot of Denver here, and if it's found at a budget price, that may make it worthwhile for some listeners; others will prefer a more logical presentation of his career, which this is not.