Prayer of a Common Man
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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.
The album debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200
chart, selling about 27,000 copies in its first week.
United States
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country music artist Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar
Phil Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, including Tim McGraw , Jo Dee Messina , Collin Raye , and Alan Jackson Phil Vassar (born May 28, 1964 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an...
. It was released on April 22, 2008 on Universal South Records. The album has produced two singles for Vassar on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts: "This Is My Life" (#35) and "Love Is a Beautiful Thing
It's a Beautiful Thing (Paul Brandt song)
"It's a Beautiful Thing", is a country music song co-written by American songwriters Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman. The first version of this song was released on September 14, 1999 by Canadian singer Paul Brandt from his 1999 album That's the Truth, from which it was released as a single in...
" (#2). The latter song was originally a Top 40 country hit for Canadian country singer Paul Brandt
Paul Brandt
Paul Rennée Belobersycky is a Canadian country music artist, known professionally as Paul Brandt. Growing up in Calgary, he was a pediatric RN at the time of his big break...
, 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.
The album debuted at number ten on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, selling about 27,000 copies in its first week.
Track listing
- "This Is My Life" (Phil Vassar, Tom DouglasTom Douglas (songwriter)Thomas Stevenson "Tom" Douglas is an American country music songwriter. Active since the early 1990s, he has written Top Ten hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye and others....
) – 3:38 - "Around Here Somewhere" (Vassar, Charlie Black, Tommy Rocco) – 3:27
- "My Chevrolet" (Vassar, Timmy Alcorn, Tim Ryan Rouillier) – 4:14
- "Love Is a Beautiful ThingIt's a Beautiful Thing (Paul Brandt song)"It's a Beautiful Thing", is a country music song co-written by American songwriters Jeffrey Steele and Craig Wiseman. The first version of this song was released on September 14, 1999 by Canadian singer Paul Brandt from his 1999 album That's the Truth, from which it was released as a single in...
" (Jeffrey SteeleJeffrey SteeleJeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
, Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
) – 3:58 - "Prayer of a Common Man" (Vassar, Douglas) – 3:22
- "I Would" (Vassar) – 3:40
- "Why Don't Ya" (Max Baca, Shawn Sahm, Speedy Sparks) – 2:47
- "It's Only Love" (Rodney Clawson, Vassar, Julie Wood-Vassar) – 3:53
- "Let Me Love You Tonight" (Jeffrey E. Smith, Vassar, Wood-Vassar) – 3:49
- "Baby Rocks" (Vassar, Smith, Alcorn) – 3:36
- "The World Is a Mess" (Vassar, Douglas) – 3:28
- "Crazy Life" (Vassar) – 3:38
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 10 |