Calypso (song)

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"Calypso"
"Calypso" cover
Single by John Denver
from the album Windsong
Released 1975
Format vinyl record
Genre singer/songwriter
Length 3:36
Label RCA
Writer John Denver
Producer Milt Okun
John Denver singles chronology
"Please, Daddy"
(1974)
"Calypso"
(1975)
"Christmas For Cowboys"
(1975)

"Calypso" is a song written by John Denver in 1975 as a tribute to Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his research ship Calypso. The 45 rpm single (backed with the song "I'm Sorry") reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending September 27, 1975. The song was featured on Denver's 1975 album Windsong.

Preceded by
"Fame" by David Bowie
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
September 27, 1975
Succeeded by
"Bad Blood" by Neil Sedaka
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