John Denver

 

Artist:  John Denver
Birth Name:  Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. 
Born:  December 31, 1943.  Roswell, New Mexico, USA.
Died:  October 12, 1997 (Aged 53).  Monterey Bay, California, USA.
Genre:  Folk, Country, Pop, Contemporary Pop, Folk Pop, Soft Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Fiddle

John Denver was an American Singer, Songwriter.  He began his music career in Folk Music in the late 1960s and started his  greatest commercial success solo singer in 1970s, he sang and played acoustic guitar on variety including Folk, Country.  He recorded and released approximately 300 songs and about 200 songs composed by him, he got twelve Gold and four Platinum Albums with his Signature Songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Rocky Mountain High", "Leaving On A Jet Plane", "Sunshine on My Shoulders" and Annie's Song".

Title:   Poems, Prayers & Promises (50th Anniversary Edition)(2021)

Genre:  Folk, Country, Pop, Contemporary Pop, Folk Pop, Soft Rock

Label:  RCA Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Poems, Prayers & Promises (4:04)

 2.  Let It Be (3:38)

 3.  My Sweet Lady (4:23)

 4.  Wooden Indian (1:38)

 5.  Junk (1:40)

 6.  Gospel Changes (3:24)

Side 2:

 1.  Take Me Home, Country Roads. (3:06)

 2.  I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado (2:07)

 3.  Sunshine On My Shoulders (5:10)

 4.  Around And Around (2:16)

 5.  Fire And Rain (3:44)

 6.  The Box (2:44)

Personnel:

John Denver:  Guitars, Vocals

Additional 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

Poems, Prayers & Promises is the fourth studio album by John Denver, originally released on April 6, 1971 by RCA Records, remastered and reissued on September 12, 2021 by RCA Records/Legacy.  50th Anniversary Edition of the breakthrough classic, features "Poems, Prayers & Promises", "My Sweet Lady", "Sunshine On My Shoulders" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which would become one of his signature songs.