lazarus57 - Thank God I'm A Country Boy
lazarus57
May 16, 2025 08:48am
<p><span style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">MEGA GENRE HITS - ROUND 2</span></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/WIBT/32122e0f02_70R5_media.jpg"><img src="https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/John-Denver-Thank-God-I-m-a-Country-Boy-Best-of-CD_180f3e2e-a6bb-46f8-8dc2-70129619a7ac.95a5caa092c8d03ce2666f0f3708967d.jpeg?odnHeight=160&odnWidth=160&odnBg=FFFFFF" alt="John Denver - Thank God I'm a Country Boy: Best of - CD - Walmart.com"></p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Thank God I'm a Country Boy</strong>", also known as "<strong>Country Boy</strong>", is a song written by John Martin Sommers<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_I%27m_a_Country_Boy#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[3]</sup></a> and recorded by American singer/songwriter <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Denver" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">John Denver</a>. The song was originally included on Denver's 1974 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Home_Again_(John_Denver_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Back Home Again</em></a>. A version recorded live on August 26, 1974, at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Amphitheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Universal Amphitheatre</a> in Los Angeles was included on his 1975 album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Evening_with_John_Denver" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>An Evening with John Denver</em></a>. The live version was released as a single and went to No. 1 on both the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_magazine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard magazine</em></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Hot Country Singles</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_I%27m_a_Country_Boy#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[4]</sup></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><em>Billboard</em> Hot 100</a> charts.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_I%27m_a_Country_Boy#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup>[5]</sup></a> The song topped both charts for one week each, first the country chart (on May 31), and the Hot 100 chart a week later. <em>Thank God I'm a Country Boy</em> also became the name of a variety special show hosted by Denver in 1977.</p><p>"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" was one of six songs released in 1975 that topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and <em>Billboard</em> Hot Country Singles charts. Denver's two-sided hit "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Sorry_(John_Denver_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">I'm Sorry</a>"/"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_(John_Denver_song)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Calypso</a>" also received that distinction.</p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pcHs1e7wWe8/maxresdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCIAKENAF8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGEEgSyhlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCksLcrGYrNZqIzZp36hWBLzTykIg" alt="John Denver - Thank God I'm a Country Boy - YouTube"></p><p><br></p><p><span class="ql-cursor"></span><img src="https://150168010.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/B1-Throwback-to-John-Denvers-Thank-God-Im-a-Country-Boy-1975-1086x570.jpg?extend_cdn" alt="Throwback to John Denver’s ‘Thank God I’m a Country Boy’ (1975)"></p>