Higher Ground (Tammy Wynette album)

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Higher Ground
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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[]

  • Zane Ashton - guitar
  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Randy Best - assistant engineer
  • Steve Buckingham - producer, guitar
  • Joe Bogan - recording engineer
  • Mark Casstevens - guitar
  • Rodney Crowell - backing vocals, harmony
  • Jerry Douglas - dobro
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar, dobro
  • Lary Gatlin - backing vocals, harmony
  • Rudy Gatlin - backing vocals, harmony
  • Steve Gatlin - backing vocals, harmony
  • Steve Gibson - guitar
  • Vince Gill - backing vocals, harmony
  • Emmylou Harris - backing vocals, harmony
  • Roy Huskey - upright bass
  • Michael Koreiba - assistant engineer
  • McGuire - album photography
  • Randy McCormick - piano
  • Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin, guitar
  • The O’Kanes- backing vocals, harmony
  • Paul Overstreet - backing vocals, harmony
  • Denny Purcell - mastering
  • Dennis Richey - assistant engineer
  • George Richey - management
  • John Wesley Ryles - backing vocals, harmony
  • Tom Robb - bass
  • Teri Serletie - production assistant
  • Ricky Van Shelton - backing vocals, harmony
  • Ricky Skaggs - backing vocals
  • Jeanne Smith - backing vocals, harmony
  • Jay Spell - accordion
  • Harry Stinson - backing vocals, harmony
  • Lee Waters - assistant engineer
  • Gene Watson - backing vocals, harmony
  • Dennis Wilson - backing vocals, harmony

Chart positions[]

Album[]

Year Chart Peak
position
1987 Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 43

Singles[]

Year Single Chart Peak
position
1987 "Your Love" Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[4] 12
"Talkin' to Myself Again" Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[5] 16
1988 "Beneath a Painted Sky" Hot Country Singles (Billboard)[6] 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. ^ "Billboard Magazine - August 29, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Billboard Magazine - October 24, 1987" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine - February 27, 1988" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Billboard Magazine - July 9, 1988" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
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