Poems, Prayers & Promises

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.

Personnel

 * John Denver – guitars, vocals

Musicians

 * Gary Chester – drums
 * Bill Danoff – vocals, guitar
 * Dick Kniss – double bass
 * Taffy Nivert – vocals
 * Frank Owens – piano
 * Mike Taylor – acoustic guitar
 * Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitars

Production

 * Ray Hall – recording engineer
 * Jean Kaplow – production assistant
 * Milton Okun – producer
 * Don Wardell – executive producer