Higher Ground (Tammy Wynette album)

Higher Ground
Studio album by
Tammy Wynette
ReleasedJuly 6, 1987
RecordedMar. 1987
GenreCountry
Length32:23
LabelEpic Records
ProducerSteve Buckingham
Tammy Wynette chronology
Sometimes When We Touch
(1985) 		Higher Ground
(1987) 		Next to You
(1989)
Singles from Higher Ground
  1. "Your Love"
    Released: July 1987
  2. "Talkin' to Myself Again"
    Released: November 1987
  3. "Beneath a Painted Sky"
    Released: April 1988

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]

Recording

"A Slow Burning Fire" is a cover of a song recorded by country music artist George Jones on his 1984 album, Ladies' Choice.

Commercial performance

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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Your Love"Beckie Foster, Tommy Rocco3:06
2."Tempted"Al Turney3:18
3."Some Things Will Never Change (duet with Vern Gosdin)"Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals2:59
4."Beneath a Painted Sky (with Emmylou Harris on backing vocals)"Joe Chambers, Bucky Jones2:56
5."I Wasn’t Meant to Live My Life Alone (with Vince Gill on backing vocals)"Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz3:25
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Higher Ground"Steve Buckingham3:17
2."Talkin' to Myself Again"Jamie O'Hara3:24
3."A Slow Burning Fire"Jan Buckingham, Vicki Smith3:05
4."There’s No Heart So Strong"Don Schlitz, Paul Overstreet3:26
5."All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad"Guy Clark, Richard Leigh3:27

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[3]

Musicians

  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Steve Buckingham - guitar
  • Mark Casstevens - guitar
  • Rodney Crowell - harmony vocals (track 10)
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar, dobro
  • Lary Gatlin - harmony vocals (track 6)
  • Rudy Gatlin - harmony vocals (track 6)
  • Steve Gatlin - harmony vocals (track 6)
  • Steve Gibson - guitar
  • Vince Gill - harmony vocals (track 5)
  • Vern Gosdin - duet vocals (track 3)
  • Emmylou Harris - harmony vocals (track 4)
  • Roy Huskey - upright bass
  • Randy McCormick - piano
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin, guitar
  • The O’Kanes- harmony vocals (track 7)
  • Paul Overstreet - harmony vocals (track 9)
  • John Wesley Ryles - harmony vocals (track 8)
  • Tom Robb - bass guitar
  • Ricky Van Shelton - harmony vocals (track 8)
  • Ricky Skaggs - harmony vocals (track 1)
  • Jeanne Smith - harmony vocals (track 10)
  • Jay Spell - accordion
  • Harry Stinson - harmony vocals (track 8)
  • Gene Watson - harmony vocals (track 2)
  • Dennis Wilson - harmony vocals (track 8)
  • Tammy Wynette - lead vocals

Technical

  • Randy Best - assistant engineer
  • Steve Buckingham - producer
  • Joe Bogan - recording engineer
  • Michael Koreiba - assistant engineer
  • McGuire - album photography
  • Denny Purcell - mastering
  • Dennis Richey - assistant engineer
  • George Richey - management
  • Teri Serletie - production assistant
  • Lee Waters - assistant engineer

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Peak
position
1987 Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 43

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
position
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

References

  1. ^ "Higher Ground - Tammy Wynette". Tammy Wynette. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Higher Ground by Tammy Wynette on Apple Music". 1987. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  3. ^ Higher Ground (CD booklet). Tammy Wynette. Epic Records. 1987. 451148-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Billboard Magazine - August 29, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine - October 24, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Billboard Magazine - February 27, 1988" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Billboard Magazine - July 9, 1988" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.