Higher Ground (John Denver album) explained

Higher Ground
Type:album
Artist:John Denver
Cover:John Denver Higher Ground album cover.jpg
Released:June 26, 1988 (AUS); September 29, 1988 (US)
Genre:Country, pop
Length:41:35
Label:Windstar
Producer:John Denver, Roger Nichols
Prev Title:One World
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Earth Songs
Next Year:1990

Higher Ground is the twentieth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released in September 1988, it was his first studio album on the Windstar label. 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. The album shares its title with Denver's television movie "Higher Ground", which uses the album's title song as its opening theme.

Two charting singles were released from the LP, "For You," a Top 40 hit in Australia, and "Country Girl in Paris," a minor hit in the U.S. The album also includes a cover of Guy Clark's song "Homegrown Tomatoes," a 1981 US Country hit.

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 Charts)[1] 5
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums49

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US CountryAUS
1988"Country Girl in Paris"96
"For You"21

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: australian-charts.com - John Denver - Higher Ground . 2024-06-06 . australian-charts.com.