Leaving on a Jet Plane
song by Denver
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discussed in biography
- In John Denver
…his early songwriting efforts, "Leaving on a Jet Plane," was recorded in 1967 by Peter, Paul and Mary and became a number one hit in 1969. His first solo album, Rhymes and Reasons, was released that same year. In 1971 he recorded the million-selling single "Take Me Home, Country…
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recording by Peter, Paul and Mary
- In Peter, Paul and Mary
Their 1967 recording of “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” written by John Denver, became a number one hit in 1969. They also earned a Grammy for the children’s recording Peter, Paul and Mommy (1969). Their final studio album, In These Times, appeared in 2003.
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