High Country Snows Explained

High Country Snows
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dan Fogelberg
Cover:	Dan Fogelberg - High Country Snows.jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	1985
Genre:	Country, country rock, bluegrass
Length:	39:44
Label:	Full Moon/Epic
Producer:	Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
Prev Title:	Windows and Walls
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Exiles
Next Year:	1987

High Country Snows is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). This album was a seminal part of Progressive Bluegrass, or "Newgrass", and featured many bluegrass star players.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

1. "Down the Road" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) – 0:27
2. "Mountain Pass" – 2:45
3. "Sutter's Mill" – 6:32
4. "Wolf Creek" – 2:52
5. "High Country Snows" – 4:42
6. "The Outlaw" (Jay Bolotin) – 3:23
7. "Shallow Rivers" – 3:10
8. "Go Down Easy" (Bolotin) – 3:52
9. "Wandering Shepherd" – 3:19
10. "Think of What You've Done" (Carter Stanley) – 2:35
11. "The Higher You Climb" – 6:07

Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2–11), harmony vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 11), acoustic piano (5), electric guitar (6, 8, 11), handclaps (8), Kurzweil synthesizer (11)
• Michael Hanna – Yamaha DX7 (8)
• David Briggs – acoustic piano (11)
• Jerry Douglas – dobro (2, 6, 7)
• David Grisman – mandola (2, 4), mandolin (4, 6, 7, 10)
• Doc Watson – acoustic guitar (4)
• Chris Hillman – mandolin (5), backing vocals (5)
• Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (5, 11)
• Barry "Byrd" Burton – dobro (8)
• Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (2–8, 10, 11)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (2–8, 10, 11), tambourine (8), handclaps (8)
• Dan Murakami – handclaps (8)
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica (3, 7)
• Jim Buchanan – fiddle (2, 6, 7, 10)
• Herb Pedersen – harmony vocals (1, 7, 9), banjo (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10)
• Ricky Skaggs – harmony vocals (1, 2, 10)
• Vince Gill – harmony vocals (9)
• Anita Ball – backing vocals (11)
• Dianne Davidson – backing vocals (11)
• Tracy Nelson – backing vocals (11)

Production

• Producers – Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis
• Engineers – J.T. Cantwell, Terry Christian and Marty Lewis.
• Recorded at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN).
• Mixed at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Art Direction and Design – Ron Larson and John Kosh
• Photography – Joel Bernstein

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	30
1985	Top Country Albums	23
1985	Australia Albums Chart^[1]	79

Singles – Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"Down the Road"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	33
1985	"Go Down Easy"	Adult Contemporary	6
1985	"Go Down Easy"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	56
1985	"Go Down Easy"	The Billboard Hot 100	85

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 115.