John Denver Poems, Prayers & and Promises LP Vinyl Album Record New Sunshine SS

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John Denver Poems, Prayers & Promises Vinyl LP 2012 Daytrotter Reissue 12” Record in brand new, still sealed condition Side One Poems, Prayers & Promises Poems, Prayers & Promises I’ve been lately thinking about my life’s time, all the things I’ve done and how it’s been. And I can’t help believing in my own mind, I know I’m gonna hate to see it end. I’ve seen a lot of sunshine, slept out in the rain, spent a night or two all on my own. I’ve known my lady’s pleasures, had myself some friends, spent a time or two in my own home. I have to say it now, it’s been good life all in all, it’s really fine to have a chance to hang around. and lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire while all my friends and my old lady sit and pass a pipe around. And talk of poems and prayers and promises and things that we believe in. How sweet it is to love someone, how right it is to care. How long it’s been since yesterday, what about tomorrow and what about our dreams and all the memories we share? Days they pass so quickly now, the nights are seldom long. Time around me whispers when it’s cold. The changes somehow frightens me, still I have to smile. It turns me on to think of growing old. For though my life’s been good to me there’s still so much to do. So many things my mind has never known. I’d like to raise a family, I’d like to sail away and dance across the mountains on the moon. I have to say it now, it’s been good life all in all, it’s really fine to have a chance to hang around. and lie there by the fire and watch the evening tire while all my friends and my old lady sit and pass a pipe around. And talk of poems and prayers and promises and things that we believe in. How sweet it is to love someone, how right it is to care. How long it’s been since yesterday, what about tomorrow and what about our dreams and all the memories we share? (written by John Denver) 0 Let It Be Let It Be When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right in front of me, Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree, There will be an answer, let it be. For though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see There will be an answer, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Let it be, let it be. There will be an answer, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me, Shine on until tomorrow, let it be. I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me, Let it be, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Let it be, let it be. There will be an answer, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. (written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney) 0 My Sweet Lady My Sweet Lady Lady, are you crying, do the tears belong to me? Did you think our time together was all gone? Lady, you’ve been dreaming. I’m as close as I can be. And I swear to you our time has just begun. Close your eyes and rest your weary mind. I promise I will stay right here beside you. Today our lives were joined, became entwined. I wish that you could know how much I love you. Lady, are you happy, do you feel the way I do? Are there meanings that you’ve never seen before? Lady, my sweet lady, I just can’t believe it’s true. And it’s like I’ve never ever loved before. Close your eyes and rest your weary mind. I promise I will stay right here beside you. Today our lives were joined, became entwined. I wish that you could know how much I love you. Lady, are you crying, do the tears belong to me? Did you think our time together was all gone? Lady, you’ve been dreaming. I’m as close as I can be. And I swear to you our time has just begun. (written by John Denver) 0 Wooden Indian Wooden Indian I was a red man, I was proud, I was strong. You were the white man and you stole away my home. Now I am a wooden Indian, painted dreams inside my head. Times the way you bring me down make me wish that I was dead. I was a red man, in my passing made no sound. You were the white man and you drove me in the ground. Now I am a wooden Indian standing silent in the rain. I swear by my grandfather’s father, we’re gonna rise again. I was a red man, I was proud, I was strong. You were the white man and you stole away my home. Now I am a wooden Indian standing silent in the rain. I swear by my grandfather’s father, we’re gonna rise again. (written by John Denver) 0 Junk Junk Motorcars, handlebars, bicycles for two, brokenhearted jubilee. Parachutes, army boots, sleeping bags for two, sentimental jamboree. Buy, Buy says the sign in the shop window, why, why says the junk in the yard. Buy, Buy says the sign in the shop window, why, why says the junk in the yard. Candlesticks, building bricks, something old and new, memories for you and me. (written by Paul McCartney) 0 Gospel Changes Gospel Changes The Prodigal Son, he’d been away a while, he was working his way back home now over many a ragged mile. When he finally crossed the river and his father saw him near, there was a joyful sound, for all the world to hear. I listened to what the Good Book said and it made good sense to me, talking about reaping what you’re sowing, people trying to be free. Now we’ve got new names and faces, this time around, Gospel changes, Lord, still going down. Jesus, He did not doubt His gifts, though He knew that He had not long to live. He took care of the business of teaching us how to fly, then He bowed His head and laid down to die. I listened to what the Good Book said and it made good sense to me, talking about reaping what you’re sowing, people trying to be free. Now we’ve got new names and faces, this time around, Gospel changes, Lord, still going down. Jerusalem I see you standing high, but if you lose your salvation, there’ll be no tears left to cry. Now some men worship a Golden Calf while others are bought and sold, and if we live like that, brother we’ll pay the toll. I listened to what the Good Book said and it made good sense to me, talking about reaping what you’re sowing, people trying to be free. Now we’ve got new names and faces, this time around, Gospel changes, Lord, still going down. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Gospel changes, Lord, still going down. (written by J. Williams) 0 Side Two Take Me Home, Country Roads Take Me Home, Country Roads Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains Shenandoah River – Life is old there Older than the trees Younger than the mountains Growin like a breeze Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads All my memories gathered round her Miners lady, stranger to blue water Dark and dusty, painted on the sky Misty taste of moonshine Teardrops in my eye Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads I hear her voice In the mornin hour she calls me The radio reminds me of my home far away And drivin down the road I get a feelin That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads Country Roads, take me home To the place I belong West Virginia, mountain momma Take me home, country roads Take me home, now country roads Take me home, now country roads Words and Music by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver 0 I Guess He’d Rather be In Colorado I Guess He’d Rather be In Colorado I guess he’d rather be in Colorado. He’d rather spend his time out where the sky looks like a pearl after the rain. Once again I see him walking, once again I hear him talking to the stars he makes and asking them the bus fare. I guess he’d rather be in Colorado. He’d rather play his banjo in the morning when the moon is scarcely gone. In the dawn the subway’s coming, in the dawn I hear him humming some old song he wrote of love in Boulder Canyon. I guess he’d rather be in Colorado. I guess he’d rather be in Colorado. I guess he’d rather work out where the only thing you earn is what you spend. In the end up in his office, in the end a quiet cough is all he has to show, he lives in New York City. I guess he’d rather be in Colorado. (written by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert) 0 Sunshine On My Shoulders Sunshine On My Shoulders Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high. If I had a day that I could give you, I’d give to you the day just like today. If I had a song that I could sing for you, I’d sing a song to make you feel this way. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high. If I had a tale that I could tell you, I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile. If I had a wish that I could wish for you, I’d make a wish for sunshine for all the while. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high. Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy, sunshine in my eyes can make me cry. Sunshine on the water looks so lovely, sunshine almost always makes me high. Sunshine almost all the time makes me high. Sunshine almost always… (written by John Denver) 0 Around and Around Around and Around Time as I’ve known it doesn’t take much time to pass by me. Minutes into days, turn into months turn into years, they hurry by me. Still I love to see the sun go down and the world go around. Dreams full of promises, hopes for the future I’ve had many. Dreams I can’t remember now, hopes that I’ve forgotten, faded memories. Still I love to see the sun go down and the world go around. And I love to see the morning as it steals across the sky, I love to remember and I love to wonder why, and I hope that I’m around so I can be there when I die, when I’m gone. I hope that you will think of me in moments when you’re happy and you’re smiling. that the thought will comfort you on cold and cloudy days if you are crying. And that you’ll love to see the sun go down and the world go around and around and around. (written by John Denver) 0 Fire and Rain Fire and Rain Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone. Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you. I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song, I just can’t remember who to send it to. I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain, I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I’d see you again. Won’t you look down upon me, Jesus? You gotta help me make a stand, you just got to see me through another day. My body’s aching and my time is at hand, and I won’t make it any other way. I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain, I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I’d see you again. I’ve been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned towards the sun. Lord knows when the cold wind blows it’ll turn your head around. But there’s hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come, sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground. I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain, I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I’d see you again. (written by John Denver) 0 The Box Daytrotter rereleased John Denver’s classic 1971 album, Poems, Prayers and Promises. The album contains instantly recognizable Denver cuts including “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and “Sunshine on My Shoulders.” The album, aside from a remaster from the people at Sony, got the full Daytrotter treatment with a signature cover from in-house artist Johnnie Cluney, which Daytrotter co-founder Sean Moeller said “was right up his alley.” Physical media isn’t necessarily something that’s associated with Daytrotter, which posts live sessions that are recorded at their studio, “The Horseshack” in Rock Island, Ill. But as Moeller told Paste, it’s a field they’re excited about going into. “We obviously exist on the computer, but there’s something to be said about getting out into the physical world,” Moeller said. “(Music) lives forever on the computer, but it’s more forever elsewhere. To have something to take off the shelf and throw on the turntable is pretty appealing for me.” The idea to re-release this specific album came around after Sony approved the project for a 40th anniversary celebration of the record. But one of the most important parts of the album for Moeller was simply getting Denver’s name out to Daytrotter’s demographic. “I think there’s a lot of people that have heard John Denver’s name that are in the age group of 35 and under, who probably don’t own any of his records, and yet John Denver is an incredibly important and influential artist,” Moeller said. Auction is for a brand-new, still sealed, undamaged item. Jacket in mint condition with no marks, bends, creases or damage visible.