Unanswered Prayers

"Unanswered Prayers"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album No Fences
B-side"Alabama Clay"
ReleasedOctober 12, 1990
RecordedLate 1989
StudioJack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length3:23
LabelCapitol Nashville 44650
Songwriter(s)Pat Alger
Larry Bastian
Garth Brooks
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Friends in Low Places"
(1990)
"Unanswered Prayers"
(1990)
"Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House"
(1991)

"Unanswered Prayers" is a song by American country music artist Garth Brooks which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in 1991. It was released on October 12, 1990, as the second single from his album No Fences and also appears on The Hits, The Limited Series, Double Live and The Ultimate Hits. It was written by Brooks, Pat Alger and Larry Bastian.

The song is one of Brooks' most popular recordings, and is one of the key tracks that helped his No Fences album stay on the top of the charts for many months (the album spent over 30 weeks at number 1 on Billboards Country Charts).