High Country Snows is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). It featured many bluegrass star players.
Track listing All songs were written by Dan Fogelberg, unless stated otherwise.
Personnel Dan Fogelberg – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2–11), harmony vocals (3, 6–8, 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, 3, 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 (2–4, 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) YearChartPosition1985The Billboard 200301985Top Country Albums23 1985Australia Albums Chart79
Singles – Billboard (United States) YearSingleChartPosition1985"Down the Road"Hot Country Singles & Tracks331985"Go Down Easy"Adult Contemporary61985"Go Down Easy"Hot Country Singles & Tracks561985"Go Down Easy"The Billboard Hot 10085
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