Barren Ground (song) explained

Barren Ground
Cover:Barren Ground (single) by Daryl Braithwaite.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Daryl Braithwaite
Album:Taste the Salt
B-Side:The Other Side
Recorded:July & August 1993; Melbourne, Australia
Genre:Pop
Label:Columbia
Producer:Simon Hussey
Prev Title:The World as It Is
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Breaking the Rules
Next Year:1994

"Barren Ground" is a song written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby for the 1990 album, A Night on the Town, by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

Daryl Braithwaite version

"Barren Ground" was covered by Australian singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite and released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Taste the Salt in January 1994.

Simon Hussey won the ARIA award for Engineer of the Year for his work on this track and "The World as It Is" at the ARIA Music Awards of 1994.[1]

Track listing

CD single

  1. "Barren Ground" – 4:42
  2. "The Other Side" – 4:10
  3. "The Horses" (acoustic) – 4:17

Charts

Chart (1994)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 61

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARIA History - Engineer of the Year. ariaawards.com.au. 2 March 2016.
  2. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf.