John Denver - Poems, Prayers & Promises
Product Information
Track List: Poems, Prayers & Promises
Click on or song title to hear an audio clip. Windows Media player is required.
- Poems, Prayers And PromisesDownload & Buy
- Let It BeDownload & Buy
- My Sweet LadyDownload & Buy
- Wooden IndianDownload & Buy
- JunkDownload & Buy
- Gospel ChangesDownload & Buy
- Take Me Home, Country RoadsDownload & Buy
- I Guess He'd Rather Be In ColoradoDownload & Buy
- Sunshine On My ShouldersDownload & Buy
- Around And AroundDownload & Buy
- Fire And RainDownload & Buy
- The BoxDownload & Buy
Yahoo! Shoppers Who Viewed This Item Also Viewed:
-
$3 - $7
More John Denver CDs and Albums
Album Details: Poems, Prayers & Promises
- Release Date:
- 01/01/1971
- Label:
- Rca
- UPC:
- 078635518924
User Reviews: Poems, Prayers & Promises
-
Poems, Grapenuts, and "Junk","0
, July 22, 2001Reviewer:
DrewFountain - See all DrewFountain's reviews N/A -
The poem THE BOX
, October 19, 2000Reviewer: chrislee_abc123 - See all chrislee_abc123's reviewsI truely love this poem. I am so touch not just by the words but also by the narration from John.
read all (4) user reviews for Poems, Prayers & Promises
Pro Reviews: Poems, Prayers & Promises
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews After several albums where he had allowed cover versions to dominate the sets, John Denver returned with an album, Poems Prayers Promises where he had written over half the songs. He should have had more confidence in his own songs for this was at the beginning of a golden period for Denver when his songs would dominate the easy listening airwaves especially his big hit singles, Take Me Home Country Roads and his first US number one, Sunshine On My Shoulders, both surprisingly failing to reach the charts at all in the UK. However, the opening title track set the scene for the whole album, pleasant acoustic songs sung by John Denver backed in the most cases by the picking and strumming of his acoustic guitar. So therefore it was rather surprising when the album ended with the track The Box, a spoken poem with no music at all, relating a story similar to Pandora, of a box that was chained and locked and labelled kindly do not touch, it's war' and when someone did break it open, a bouncy bumpy ball, a metaphor for war, escaped and ran amok, bumping into everything, particularly the children. And noone had the wisdom to put the ball back into the box and reseal it. Sounds as if it would be awful but really it was quite moving. Poems Prayers Promises was actually released in 1971 but was reissued after Rocky Mountain High nearly reached the top 10 in 1973 and it became his second top 20 album. Of the covers, there were two from the Beatles, Let It Be, an even simpler version than the original version and the rather less famous, Junk from Paul McCartney's debut solo album. He also covered the James Taylor classic Fire And Rain which was rather unnecessary for it was rather insipid compared to the version the public had got used to less than a year ago. - Sharon Mawer, All Music Guide |
Related Artists
Similar Artists
Roots & Influences
Followers
John Denver Biography
One of the most popular recording artists of the 1970s, country-folk singer/songwriter John Denver's gentle, environmentally conscious music established him among the most beloved entertainers of his era; wholesome and clean-cut, his appeal extended ...Full John Denver Biography
Compare New Prices: Poems, Prayers & Promises
| Store | Price / Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| $10.99 |
Calculate Total Price
Price
+ Tax + Shipping
= Total Price
|
Go to Store
|
|
| Amazon.com Marketplace | $7.08 |
Go to Store
|
|
| Tower.com | $8.86 |
Go to Store
|
|
Compare Used and Refurb Prices: Poems, Prayers & Promises
| Store | Price / Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| $6.92 |
Calculate Total Price
Price
+ Tax + Shipping
= Total Price
|
Go to Store
|
|
-- ©2008 All Media Guide, LLC