| "Travelin' Prayer" | ||||
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| Single by Billy Joel | ||||
| from the album Piano Man | ||||
| B-side | "Ain't No Crime" | |||
| Released | August 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | Devonshire Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 3:03 (single) 4:16 (album) | |||
| Label | Family Productions/Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Joel | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Stewart | |||
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"Travelin' Prayer" is a song written and performed by singer Billy Joel, and released as the third US single from his 1973 album Piano Man as its opening track. The song is "urgent" and "banjo-fueled".[2] It reached number No. 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 34 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1974. It was a slightly bigger hit in Canada, where it reached No. 61.
The country-flavored song has been covered by both Earl Scruggs and Dolly Parton. Parton's version was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 2001.
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 436. ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
- ^ "Song of the Day: 'Travelin' Prayer,' Billy Joel". The Star-Ledger. November 7, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2014.