John Denver’s Greatest Hits was released in late 1973 and included material from his earlier days as a songwriter (going back to 1965). It contained new, revisionist recordings of several songs including “Leaving on a Jet Plane”, “Starwood in Aspen”, “Follow Me”, “Rhymes and Reasons”, “The Eagle and the Hawk”, “Sunshine On My Shoulders” and “Poems, Prayers, and Promises”.