Poems, Prayers & Promises
Album Summary
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.
Tracklist
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A1 Poems, Prayers And Promises
4:04
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A2 Let It Be 3:38
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A3 My Sweet Lady 4:23
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A4 Wooden Indian 1:38
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A5 Junk 1:40
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A6 Gospel Changes 3:24
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B1 Take Me Home, Country Roads 3:08
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B2 I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado 2:07
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B3 Sunshine On My Shoulders 5:10
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B4 Around And Around 2:16
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B5 Fire And Rain 3:44
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B6 The Box 2:44
Total Runtime: 37:56
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