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 songs were written by John Denver, unless stated otherwise.
Chart performance
Album Chart (1988) Peakposition Australian (ARIA Charts) 5 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 49
Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country AUS 1988 "Country Girl in Paris" 96 — "For You" — 21
Certification
Personnel John Denver – guitar, vocals Daryl Burgess - drums James Burton – guitar Glen Hardin – piano Jim Horn - saxophone, flute, recorder Richard Mellick – piano on "For You" Jerry Scheff – bass Russell Powell - guitar Lee Holdridge – string arrangements Danny Wheatman – mandolin, fiddle, harmonica Christy O'Leary – uilleann pipes Arthur Lazenby – banjo Alf Clausen – string arrangements Strings Plus – orchestra Jim McGillveray – percussion Charlie McMahon – didjeridu
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