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.

Prayer of a Common Man
Studio album by
Phil Vassar
ReleasedApril 22, 2008 (2008-04-22)
GenreCountry
Length43:30
LabelUniversal South
ProducerPhil Vassar
Mark Wright
Phil Vassar chronology
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
(2006)		 Prayer of a Common Man
(2008)		 Traveling Circus
(2009)
Singles from Prayer of a Common Man
  1. "This Is My Life"
    Released: June 9, 2007
  2. "Love Is a Beautiful Thing"
    Released: October 30, 2007
  3. "I Would"
    Released: July 14, 2008
  4. "Prayer of a Common Man"
    Released: January 2009
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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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Is My Life"Phil Vassar, Tom Douglas3:38
2."Around Here Somewhere"Vassar, Charlie Black, Tommy Rocco3:27
3."My Chevrolet"Vassar, Timmy Alcorn, Tim Ryan4:14
4."Love Is a Beautiful Thing"Jeffrey Steele, Craig Wiseman3:58
5."Prayer of a Common Man"Vassar, Douglas3:22
6."I Would"Vassar3:40
7."Why Don't Ya" (featuring Los Lonely Boys)Max Baca, Shawn Sahm, Speedy Sparks2:47
8."It's Only Love"Rodney Clawson, Vassar, Julie Wood3:53
9."Let Me Love You Tonight"Jeffrey E. Smith, Vassar, Wood3:49
10."Baby Rocks"Vassar, Smith, Alcorn3:36
11."The World Is a Mess"Vassar, Douglas3:28
12."Crazy Life"Vassar3:38
Total length:43:30

Chart performance
Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 3
U.S. Billboard 200 10
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References
  1. Katie Hasty, "Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200", Billboard.com, April 30, 2008.
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