Question: who sang take me home country road first
Answer: vinyl releases ( A-side ) Single by John Denver and Taffy Nivert from the album Poems , Prayers & Promises Released August 1971 Format 7 '' vinyl , 12 '' vinyl , maxi , CD , digital download , cassette single , DataPlay single Recorded 1971 Genre Country Length 3 : 08 Label RCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Bill Danoff , Taffy Nivert , John Denver , Tony Tucker Producer ( s ) Milton Okun , Susan Ruskin John Denver and Taffy Nivert singles chronology `` Friends With You '' ( 1971 ) `` Take Me Home , Country Roads '' ( 1971 ) `` Everyday '' ( 1972 ) `` Friends