High Country Snows

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High Country Snows
Dan Fogelberg - High Country Snows.jpg
Studio album by
Released1985
Recorded1985
Genre Country, country rock, bluegrass
Length39:44
Label Full Moon/Epic
Producer Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Windows and Walls
(1984)
High Country Snows
(1985)
Exiles
(1987)
Singles from High Country Snows
  1. "Go Down Easy"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Down the Road/Mountain Pass"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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.

Contents

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

Production

Charts

Album Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
1985The Billboard 20030
1985Top Country Albums23
1985Australia Albums Chart [2] 79

SinglesBillboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
1985"Down the Road"Hot Country Singles & Tracks33
1985"Go Down Easy"Adult Contemporary6
1985"Go Down Easy"Hot Country Singles & Tracks56
1985"Go Down Easy"The Billboard Hot 10085

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.