Poems, Prayers & Promises

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
John Denver chronology
Whose Garden Was This (1970)Whose Garden Was This1970 Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) Aerie (1971)Aerie1971

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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

Side 1
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
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