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1985 studio album by Dan Fogelberg
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Allmusic
[1]
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.
Track listing
All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.
"Down the Road" (
Lester Flatt ,
Earl Scruggs ) – 0:27
"Mountain Pass" – 2:45
"Sutter's Mill" – 6:32
"Wolf Creek" – 2:52
"High Country Snows" – 4:42
"The Outlaw" (Jay Bolotin) – 3:23
"Shallow Rivers" – 3:10
"Go Down Easy" (Bolotin) – 3:52
"Wandering Shepherd" – 3:19
"Think of What You've Done" (Carter Stanley) – 2:35
"The Higher You Climb" – 6:07
Personnel
Dan Fogelberg – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2–11), harmony vocals (3, 6, 7, 8, 11), acoustic piano (5), electric guitar (6, 8, 11), handclaps (8),
Kurzweil synthesizer (11)
Michael Hanna –
Yamaha DX7 (8)
David Briggs – acoustic piano (11)
Jerry Douglas –
dobro (2, 6, 7)
David Grisman –
mandola (2, 4),
mandolin (4, 6, 7, 10)
Doc Watson – acoustic guitar (4)
Chris Hillman – mandolin (5), backing vocals (5)
Al Perkins –
pedal steel guitar (5, 11)
Barry "Byrd" Burton – dobro (8)
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (2–8, 10, 11)
Russ Kunkel – drums (2–8, 10, 11),
tambourine (8), handclaps (8)
Dan Murakami – handclaps (8)
Charlie McCoy –
harmonica (3, 7)
Jim Buchanan –
fiddle (2, 6, 7, 10)
Herb Pedersen – harmony vocals (1, 7, 9),
banjo (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10)
Ricky Skaggs – harmony vocals (1, 2, 10)
Vince Gill – harmony vocals (9)
Anita Ball – backing vocals (11)
Dianne Davidson – backing vocals (11)
Tracy Nelson – backing vocals (11)
Production
Charts
Album –
Billboard (United States)
Year
Chart
Position
1985
The Billboard 200
30
1985
Top Country Albums
23
1985
Australia Albums Chart
[2]
79
Singles – Billboard (United States)
Year
Single
Chart
Position
1985
"Down the Road"
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
33
1985
"Go Down Easy"
Adult Contemporary
6
1985
"Go Down Easy"
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
56
1985
"Go Down Easy"
The Billboard Hot 100
85
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