Poems, Prayers & Promises
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| Studio album by John Denver | ||||
| Released | April 6, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Milton Okun, Susan Ruskin | |||
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Poems, Prayers & Promises is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released in April 1971. His commercial breakthrough, the record contains "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which would become Denver's signature song.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Poems, Prayers and Promises" | Denver | 4:04 | |||||||
| 2. | "Let It Be" | John Lennon & Paul McCartney | 3:38 | |||||||
| 3. | "My Sweet Lady" | Denver | 4:23 | |||||||
| 4. | "Wooden Indian" | Denver | 1:38 | |||||||
| 5. | "Junk" | Paul McCartney | 1:40 | |||||||
| 6. | "Gospel Changes" | Jack Williams | 3:24 | |||||||
| Side 2 | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
| 7. | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, Denver | 3:08 | |||||||
| 8. | "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" | Danoff, Nivert | 2:07 | |||||||
| 9. | "Sunshine on My Shoulders" | Denver, Richard Kniss, Mike Taylor | 5:10 | |||||||
| 10. | "Around & Around" | Denver | 2:16 | |||||||
| 11. | "Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 3:44 | |||||||
| 12. | "The Box" | Kendrew Lascelles | 2:44 | |||||||
Personnel
- John Denver – 6 & 12-string acoustic guitars, vocals
- Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitars
- Mike Taylor – acoustic guitar
- Richard Kniss – double bass
- Taffy Nivert – vocals (as "Fat City")
- Bill Danoff – vocals, guitar (as "Fat City")
- Frank Owens – piano
- Gary Chester – drums, percussion
- Don Wardell – Executive Producer
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