What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Written by Joe Henry, also Don’t Tell Me (Madonna), Falling Free (Madonna) and The Flower That Shattered the Stone
Released on Windstar Records, also The Flower That Shattered the Stone, For You and Two Different Directions
Part of Earth Songs, also The Eagle and the Hawk, The Flower That Shattered the Stone and Earth Day Every Day (Celebrate)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
John Denver wrote 138 songs on fono
Joe Henry wrote 36 songs on fono
Joe Henry’s most frequent co-writer is John Denver (16 songs together)
John Denver first appears on fono in 1969, 21 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Joe Henry and John Denver
- Performed by
- John Denver
- Part of
- Earth Songs
- Released on
- Windstar Records
- Written by
- Joe Henry and John Denver
- Performed by
- John Denver
- Part of
- Earth Songs
- Released on
- Windstar Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Joe Henry
Same label: Windstar Records
Same release: Earth Songs
Same writer: Joe Henry
Same label: Windstar Records
Same label: Windstar Records
Same release: Earth Songs
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz American Child was performed by John Denver
American Child was performed by John Denver
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz American Child was written by Joe Henry
3MusicBrainz American Child was written by John Denver
American Child was written by John Denver
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz American Child is part of the release Earth Songs
American Child is part of the release Earth Songs
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Windstar Records is the label of the song American Child
Windstar Records is the label of the song American Child
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz American Child was released on 1990