Featuring Will Oldham, Low, Tarnation, The Innocence Mission, Rachel Haden (from that dog), Sunshine Club, Hannah Marcus, Granfaloon Bus and Red House Painters 4 Stars - Alternative Press. B+ Entertainment Weekly

"Take Me Home - a Tribute to John Denver" - features Bonnie Prince Billy, Low, Tarnation, The Innocence Mission, Rachel Haden (from that dog), Sunshine Club, Hannah Marcus, Granfaloon Bus, James Hindle and Red House Painters.

Red House Painters frontman, Mark Kozelek, compiled this remarkable collection of popular and obscure songs of John Denver. Each song was recorded specifically for this tribute.

As John Denver was a supporter of animals, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Pets In Need - a non profit organization dedicated to bringing loving, healthy homes to adoptable animals. They strongly support the movement called "No-Kill."

"My idea for this record is to take artists that are less likely to be associated with John Denver, have them open up a new audience to his songs, and give exposure to his popular as well as less known but significant work." - Mark Kozelek
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Reviews
4 Stars!
"Take Me Home" is sure to make the indie kids declare they've loved Denver since they were three. But the selections on the album also expose many similarities between Kozelek and Denver that most of us never noticed: The aching melodies and introspective lyrics seem interchangeable between the two at times at times, most notably on "I'm Sorry" and "Matthew" (performed by Granfaloon Bus) the latter of which could very well have inspired Kozelek to write his amazing "Michael." Because this is a tribute to a man killed in a freak accident, there are a lot of unitentionally eerie and sad moments on this record, especially on the foreboding "Leaving On A Jet Plane." But it's the passion brought to the songs that leaves the most lasting impression. As opposed to most tribute albums, which tend to fail because they either seem disjointed or opportunist, "Take Me Home" flies like an eagle." - Alternative Press (June 2000)
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Excellent!
"In his music he (Kozelek) has always sounded like a man in self-imposed exile. It's that utter disregard for fashion that makes this tribute an affecting little exercise in pop-music quietism." - San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner Sunday Datebook

Track Listing

1. "The Eagle and the Hawk" - Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham)
2. "Follow Me" - The Innocence Mission
3. "Poems, Prayers and Promises" - Rachel Haden
4. "Fly Away" - Red House Painters
5. "Around and Around" - Mark Kozelek & Rachel Goswell (Mojave 3)
6. "Looking For Space" - Hannah Marcus
7. "Matthew" - Granfaloon Bus
8. "Annie's Song" - Sunshine Club
9. "Whispering Jesse" - James William Hindle
10. "Leaving On a Jet Plane" - Tarnation
11. "Back Home Again" - Low
12. "I'm Sorry" - Red House Painters