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.
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