Higher Ground (John Denver album)

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ReleasedJune 26, 1988 (AUS); September 29, 1988 (US)
GenreCountry, pop
Length41:35
LabelWindstar (United States)
RCA (International)
Higher Ground
Studio album by
John Denver
ReleasedJune 26, 1988 (AUS); September 29, 1988 (US)
GenreCountry, pop
Length41:35
LabelWindstar (United States)
RCA (International)
ProducerJohn Denver, Roger Nichols
John Denver chronology
One World
(1986)		 Higher Ground
(1988)		 Earth Songs
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar[1]

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.

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 Clark3:20
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 Albums 49

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country AUS
[2]
1988 "Country Girl in Paris" 96 —
"For You" — 21

Certification

Personnel

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