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| Released | July 6, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | Mar. 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 32:23 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Producer | Steve Buckingham | |||
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Higher Ground is the twenty-seventh studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Tammy Wynette. It was released on July 6, 1987, by Epic Records. [1] [2]
"A Slow Burning Fire" is a cover of a song recorded by country music artist George Jones on his 1984 album, Ladies' Choice .
The album peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album's lead single, “Your Love” reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. The second single from the album, “Talkin’ to Myself Again” peaked at No. 16, and the third and final single, “Beneath a Painted Sky” peaked at No. 25.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Love" | Beckie Foster, Tommy Rocco | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Tempted" | Al Turney | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Some Things Will Never Change (duet with Vern Gosdin)" | Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Beneath a Painted Sky (with Emmylou Harris on backing vocals)" | Joe Chambers, Bucky Jones | 2:56 |
| 5. | "I Wasn’t Meant to Live My Life Alone (with Vince Gill on backing vocals)" | Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz | 3:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Higher Ground" | Steve Buckingham | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Talkin' to Myself Again" | Jamie O'Hara | 3:24 |
| 3. | "A Slow Burning Fire" | Jan Buckingham, Vicki Smith | 3:05 |
| 4. | "There’s No Heart So Strong" | Don Schlitz, Paul Overstreet | 3:26 |
| 5. | "All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad" | Guy Clark, Richard Leigh | 3:27 |
Adapted from liner notes. [3]
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1987 | Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] | 43 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1987 | "Your Love" | Hot Country Singles (Billboard) [5] | 12 |
| "Talkin' to Myself Again" | Hot Country Singles (Billboard) [6] | 16 | |
| 1988 | "Beneath a Painted Sky" | Hot Country Singles (Billboard) [7] | 25 |
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