| Poems, Prayers & Promises | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | John Denver |
| Cover: | Poems, Prayers and Promises.jpg |
| Released: | April 6, 1971 |
| Recorded: | 1970–1971 |
| Studio: | RCA, New York City |
| Genre: | Country folk[1] |
| Length: | 37:57 |
| Label: | RCA Victor |
| Prev Title: | Whose Garden Was This |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | Aerie |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
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.[2]