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| 1. "Poems, Prayers And Promises" | |||
| 2. Let It Be | |||
| 3. My Sweet Lady | |||
| 4. Wooden Indian | |||
| 5. Junk | |||
| 6. Gospel Changes | |||
| 7. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | |||
| 8. I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado | |||
| 9. Sunshine On My Shoulders | |||
| 10. Around And Around | |||
| 11. Fire And Rain | |||
| 12. The Box | |||
| 13. I'd Rather Be A Cowboy (Lady's Chains) | |||
| 14. Berkeley Woman | |||
| 15. Please Daddy | |||
| 16. Angels From Montgomery | |||
| 17. River Of Love | |||
| 18. Rocky Mountain Suite (Cold Nights In Canada) | |||
| 19. Whiskey Basin Blues | |||
| 20. Sweet Misery | |||
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Since his death (especially), the man has been treated to more compilation albums than most so its nice to hear him as he was in 1971 and 1973 respectively. For my money RCA should put "Aerie" with "Poems and Prayers" and "Rocky Mountain High" with "Farewell"- however we got two good ones for a good price!
We are over familiar with "Country Roads" by now but listen again as it opens the album. Crystal clear, melodies and John's strong voice celebrating the freedom that he finds away from the city. We knew it well and sang with him!- There are some lovely songs on this album. By 1973- John had found his rocky mountains and was at peace there. "Andromeda" has some strong songs. "Cold Nights in Canada(Rocky Mountain Suite)and Prine's "Angels from Montgomery" are amongst the best- but it's an overall good selection. If you didn't enjoy the later more ballad like and sentimental style of John's music- but loved the freedom that his earlier stuff hinted at then try this cd- I'm sure you will enjoy!
Poems prayers and promises, John's fourth album, was his first really big seller, making the top twenty in the American album charts on the strength of one hit single, the evocative and catchy Take me home country roads, which made number two in the American pop charts. It didn't chart in Britain until Olivia Newton-John covered the song - she had a UK top twenty hit with it in 1973. Another song from the album, Sunshine on my shoulders, became an American number one hit three years after the album's original release. Other outstanding songs here include My sweet lady, I guess he'd rather be in Colorado and the title track. The album also includes covers of Fire and rain (James Taylor) and Let it be (Beatles).
Farewell Andromeda, John's seventh album, yielded no big American hits but contains plenty of great music. The title track and I'd rather be a cowboy became minor American hits. Other outstanding songs include Rocky mountain suite and We don't live here no more. John also does a fine cover of Angels from Montgomery, the John Prine classic. The album also includes a Christmas song that people seem to love or hate (I love it) called Please Daddy, in which John sings about a child begging his father not to get drunk at Christmas. The long later appeared on John's Christmas album.
These are two brilliant examples of John's music. If you listen to these wondering how John could possibly improve on them, listen to Back home again, the best album that he ever recorded and one of the finest albums in the history of popular music.
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