Prayer of a Common Man
Prayer of a Common Man is the fourth studio album from American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released on April 22, 2008 on Universal South Records. The album has produced two singles for Vassar on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "This Is My Life" (#35) and "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" (#2). The latter song was originally a Top 40 country hit for Canadian country singer Paul Brandt, whose version of the song was entitled "It's a Beautiful Thing". "I Would" was released in July 2008 as the third single and peaked at #26 in the fall of 2008. The title song from the album was released as the fourth single in March 2009, but only peaked at #53, thus becoming his first single to miss the top 40 since 2003's "Ultimate Love", which was a #41 hit.
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| Released | April 22, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:30 | |||
| Label | Universal South | |||
| Producer | Phil Vassar Mark Wright | |||
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| Singles from Prayer of a Common Man | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   link |
| AllMusic |  link |
| Chicago Tribune | positive link |
| Country HQ | favorable link |
| The New York Times | average link |
| USA Today | link |
The album debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 27,000 copies in its first week.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "This Is My Life" | Phil Vassar, Tom Douglas | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Around Here Somewhere" | Vassar, Charlie Black, Tommy Rocco | 3:27 |
| 3. | "My Chevrolet" | Vassar, Timmy Alcorn, Tim Ryan | 4:14 |
| 4. | "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" | Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Prayer of a Common Man" | Vassar, Douglas | 3:22 |
| 6. | "I Would" | Vassar | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Why Don't Ya" (featuring Los Lonely Boys) | Max Baca, Shawn Sahm, Speedy Sparks | 2:47 |
| 8. | "It's Only Love" | Rodney Clawson, Vassar, Julie Wood | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Let Me Love You Tonight" | Jeffrey E. Smith, Vassar, Wood | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Baby Rocks" | Vassar, Smith, Alcorn | 3:36 |
| 11. | "The World Is a Mess" | Vassar, Douglas | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Crazy Life" | Vassar | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 43:30 | ||
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 10 |
References
- Katie Hasty, "Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, April 30, 2008.