Higher Ground (John Denver album)

Higher Ground
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 1988 (AUS); September 29, 1988 (US)
GenreCountry, pop
Length41:35
LabelWindstar
ProducerJohn Denver, Roger Nichols
John Denver chronology
One World
(1986)
Higher Ground
(1988)
Earth Songs
(1990)
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Review scores
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Allmusic[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.