Higher Ground (John Denver album)

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Higher Ground
John Denver Higher Ground album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 1988 (AUS); September 29, 1988 (US)
Genre Country, pop
Length41:35
Label Windstar
Producer John Denver, Roger Nichols
John Denver chronology
One World
(1986)
Higher Ground
(1988)
Earth Songs
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.

Contents

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.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Higher Ground"
3:35
2."Homegrown Tomatoes" Guy Clark 3:20
3."Whispering Jesse" 3:03
4."Never a Doubt" 3:43
5."Deal with the Ladies" 1:38
6."Sing Australia" 4:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."A Country Girl in Paris" 3:47
8."For You" 3:21
9."All This Joy"4:33
10."Falling Leaves (The Refugees)" 3:38
11."Bread and Roses"
4:02
12."Alaska and Me" 2:43

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australian (ARIA Charts) [2] 5
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums49

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country AUS
[2]
1988"Country Girl in Paris"96
"For You"21

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [3] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

References

  1. Higher Ground at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 "australian-charts.com - John Denver - Higher Ground". australian-charts.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. "John Denver ARIA chart history, received in December 2024". ARIA. Retrieved December 13, 2024 via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.