High Country Snows

High Country Snows
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg
Released	1985
Recorded	1985
Genre	Country, country rock, bluegrass
Length	39:44
Label	Full Moon/Epic
Producer	Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Windows and Walls (1984) High Country Snows (1985) Exiles (1987)
Singles from High Country Snows
"Go Down Easy" Released: 1985 "Down the Road/Mountain Pass" Released: 1985

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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[edit]

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.

1. "Down the Road" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) – 0:27
2. "Mountain Pass" – 2:45
3. "Sutter's Mill" – 6:32
4. "Wolf Creek" – 2:52
5. "High Country Snows" – 4:42
6. "The Outlaw" (Jay Bolotin) – 3:23
7. "Shallow Rivers" – 3:10
8. "Go Down Easy" (Bolotin) – 3:52
9. "Wandering Shepherd" – 3:19
10. "Think of What You've Done" (Carter Stanley) – 2:35
11. "The Higher You Climb" – 6:07

Personnel[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Producers – Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis
• Engineers – J.T. Cantwell, Terry Christian and Marty Lewis.
• Recorded at The Bennett House (Franklin, TN).
• Mixed at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Art Direction and Design – Ron Larson and John Kosh
• Photography – Joel Bernstein

Charts[edit]

Album – Billboard (United States)

Singles – Billboard (United States)

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