Higher Ground (John Denver album)
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Higher Ground is the 20th album by American
singer-songwriter
John Denver
released in September 1989. 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.
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
John Denver
John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
released in September 1989. It was recorded at Denver's private studio in Snowmass, Colorado
Snowmass, Colorado
Snowmass is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office located in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. It is situated in the valley of the Roaring Fork River, near the mouth of Snowmass Creek along State Highway 82 between Aspen and Basalt...
, 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- "Higher Ground" (Denver, Lee HoldridgeLee HoldridgeLee Holdridge is a Haitian-born American television composer and orchestrator.-Biography:He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, of a Puerto-Rican mother and an American father, the botanist an climatologist Leslie Holdridge...
, Joe Henry) - "Homegrown Tomatoes" (Guy ClarkGuy ClarkGuy Clark is an American Texas Country artist. In his career, he has released more than twenty albums, primarily on major labels. He has also written singles for other artists, including Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Rodney Crowell....
) - "Whispering Jesse"
- "Never A Doubt"
- "Deal With The Ladies"
- "Sing Australia"
- "A Country Girl In Paris"
- "For You"
- "All This Joy" (Denver, Glen D. Hardin)
- "Falling Leaves (The Refugees)"
- "Bread & Roses" (Mimi FariñaMimi FariñaMimi Baez Fariña was a singer-songwriter and activist, the youngest of three daughters to a Scottish mother and Mexican-American physicist Albert Baez .- Early years:Fariña's father, a physicist affiliated with Stanford University and MIT, moved his family...
, Jim Oppenheim) - "Alaska & Me"
Album
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 49 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| 1988 | "Country Girl in Paris" | 96 | — |
| "For You" | — | 21 |
Personnel
- John Denver - guitar, vocals
- James BurtonJames BurtonJames Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 , Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame...
- guitar - Glen D. Hardin - piano
- Richard Mellick - piano, "For You"
- Jerry ScheffJerry ScheffJerry Obern Scheff is an American bassist, perhaps best known for his work with Elvis Presley in the early 1970s as a member of his TCB Band and his work on The Doors' final recordings....
- bass - Lee HoldridgeLee HoldridgeLee Holdridge is a Haitian-born American television composer and orchestrator.-Biography:He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, of a Puerto-Rican mother and an American father, the botanist an climatologist Leslie Holdridge...
- string arrangements - Danny Wheatman - mandolin, fiddle, harmonica
- Christy O'Leary - uillean pipes
- Arthur Lazenby - banjo
- Alf Clausen - string arrangements
- Strings Plus - orchestra
- Jim McGillveray - percussion
- Charlie McMahon - didjeridu