| Poems, Prayers & Promises | ||||
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| Released | April 6, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1971 | |||
| Studio | RCA, New York City | |||
| Genre | Country folk [1] | |||
| Length | 37:57 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
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| Christgau's Record Guide | C [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |
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| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |
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| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide |
[6] |
Poems, Prayers & Promises is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver, released on April 6, 1971 by RCA Records. The album was recorded in New York City, and produced by Milton Okun and Susan Ruskin. Poems, Prayers & Promises was Denver's commercial breakthrough, and contains several of his most popular songs, such as "Poems, Prayers, and Promises", " My Sweet Lady", "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado", " Sunshine on My Shoulders", and " Take Me Home, Country Roads", which would become one of Denver's signature songs. "The Box", which concludes the album, is a poem by Kendrew Lascelles illustrating the futility of war.
The album peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. [7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poems, Prayers and Promises" | Denver | 4:04 |
| 2. | " Let It Be" | Lennon-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" | John W. Williams | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Take Me Home, Country Roads" |
| 3:08 |
| 2. | "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" |
| 2:07 |
| 3. | " Sunshine on My Shoulders" |
| 5:12 |
| 4. | "Around and Around" | Denver | 2:16 |
| 5. | " Fire and Rain" | James Taylor | 3:44 |
| 6. | "The Box" | Kendrew Lascelles | 2:44 |
Personnel
- John Denver – guitars, vocals
Musicians
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Production
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Charts
| Chart (1974/75) | Peak position |
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| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [8] | 41 |
References
- ^ Okamoto, David (January 1, 1998). "John Denver". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 132–133.
- ^ "AllMusic Review by Sharon Mawer". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: John Denver: Poems, Prayers and Promises". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 855.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 329.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 136.
- ^ "John Denver". Billboard.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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