én at ▁conserv ateur ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁ess ay ists <0x0A> </s> ▁" Take ▁Me ▁Home , ▁Country ▁Ro ads ", ▁also ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁" Take ▁Me ▁Home " ▁or ▁" Country ▁Ro ads ", ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Bill ▁D ano ff , ▁T aff y ▁Ni vert , ▁and ▁John ▁Den ver ▁about ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁performed ▁by ▁Den ver ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁on ▁Bill boards ▁US ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁singles ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁ending ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁on ▁its ▁initial ▁release ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁and ▁Pl atin um ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁song ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁John ▁Den ver ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁bel oved ▁songs . ▁It ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁sell , ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 . 6 ▁million ▁digital ▁copies ▁sold ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁Den ver ' s ▁signature ▁song . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁a ▁prominent ▁status ▁as ▁an ▁icon ic ▁symbol ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁which ▁it ▁describes ▁as ▁" Al most ▁Heaven ". ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁became ▁one