Higher Ground (John Denver album)

Higher Ground
Studio album by John Denver
Released June 26, 1988 (AUS); September 29, 1988 (US)
Genre Pop
Length 41:35
Label Windstar
Producer John Denver, Roger Nichols
John Denver chronology
One World
(1986)		 Higher Ground
(1989)		 Earth Songs
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Higher Ground is the 20th album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released in September 1988, it was his first on the Windstar label and his final album of the 1980s. It was recorded at Denver's private studio in Snowmass, Colorado, with the exception of "For You" and the didjeridu part in "Sing Australia." These were recorded in Sydney, Australia.

Track listing

All tracks composed by John Denver; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Higher Ground" (Denver, Lee Holdridge, Joe Henry)
  2. "Homegrown Tomatoes" (Guy Clark)
  3. "Whispering Jesse"
  4. "Never a Doubt"
  5. "Deal with the Ladies"
  6. "Sing Australia"

Side two

  1. "A Country Girl in Paris"
  2. "For You"
  3. "All This Joy" (Denver, Glen D. Hardin)
  4. "Falling Leaves (The Refugees)"
  5. "Bread & Roses" (Mimi Fariña, Jim Oppenheim)
  6. "Alaska & Me"

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Chart[2] 5
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 49

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country AUS
[3]
1988 "Country Girl in Paris" 96 —
"For You" — 21

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r5443
  2. ↑ Australian Charts - John Denver Higher Ground http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=John+Denver&titel=Higher+Ground&cat=a
  3. ↑ Australian Charts - John Denver Higher Ground http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=John+Denver&titel=Higher+Ground&cat=a


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