Higher Ground (Barbra Streisand album)

Higher Ground
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	November 11, 1997
Genre	Pop, vocal
Length	56:31
Label	Columbia
Producer	Barbra Streisand, Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Arif Mardin, Jeremy Lubbock, Mervyn Warren
Barbra Streisand chronology
Back to Broadway (1993) Higher Ground (1997) A Love Like Ours (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Higher Ground is the 27th studio album by Barbra Streisand, her first in four years. The album was inspired by and dedicated to Virginia Clinton Kelley. It was released in North America on November 11, 1997 and a day earlier in Europe. Higher Ground was her eighth #1 album in the US and has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.

Track listing

1. "I Believe/You'll Never Walk Alone" (Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman/Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 6:12
2. "Higher Ground" (Kent Agee, Steve Dorff, George Green) – 4:24
3. "At the Same Time" (Ann Hampton Callaway) – 4:18
4. "Tell Him" (Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Linda Thompson) – 4:52
5. "On Holy Ground" (Geron Davis) – 6:14
6. "If I Could" (Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller, Marti Sharron) – 4:25
7. "Circle" (Jud Friedman, Cynthia Weil) – 4:15
8. "The Water Is Wide/Deep River" (Traditional) – 5:33
9. "Leading with Your Heart" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch) – 3:33
10. "Lessons to Be Learned" (Dorothy Sea Gazeley, Marsha Malamet, Alan Rich) – 4:43
11. "Everything Must Change" (Bernard Ighner) – 4:05
12. "Avinu Malkeinu" (Max Janowski) – 4:07

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart Peak position Australian Albums Chart[2] 14 Austrian Albums Chart[2] 42 Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[2] 22 Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[2] 12 Canadian Albums Chart[2] 5 Dutch Albums Chart[2] 5 French Albums Chart[2] 23 New Zealand Albums Chart[2] 23 Norwegian Albums Chart[2] 16 Spanish Albums Chart[3] 29 Swedish Albums Chart[2] 34 UK Albums Chart[4] 12 US Billboard 200 1

Year-end charts Chart Peak position US Billboard 200 16 Sales and certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Australia (ARIA)[5] Platinum 70,000 Canada (Music Canada)[6] 3× Platinum 300,000 New Zealand (RMNZ)[7] Gold 7,500 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[8] Gold 50,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000 United States (RIAA)[10] 3× Platinum 3,000,000 ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Singles

"Tell Him", a duet with Céline Dion, was released worldwide and was top 10 in 12 countries, peaking at #1 in the Netherlands, #2 in Ireland, #3 in Belgium, Europe, France and the United Kingdom, #4 in Italy and Switzerland, and was a top ten hit in many other countries.

"Tell Him" sold well around the world, receiving platinum awards in the Netherlands (75,000), Belgium (50,000), and gold in the United Kingdom (400,000), France (400,000), Australia (35,000), Switzerland (25,000) and Norway (10,000). The single sold 2 million copies worldwide.

Awards

"Tell Him" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1998.

"I Believe" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Instrumental Arrangement in 1999.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Barbra+Streisand&titel=Higher+Ground&cat=a
3. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
4. UK Albums Chart
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
6. "Canadian album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Higher Ground". Music Canada.
7. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
8. "Spanish album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Higher Ground" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter 1997 in the field "Year". Select '' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
9. "British album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Higher Ground". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Higher Ground in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
10. "American album certifications – Barbra Streisand – Higher Ground". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH