Higher Ground (Tammy Wynette album)

Higher Ground
Studio album by Tammy Wynette
Released	1987
Genre	Country
Label	Epic Records
Producer	Steve Buckingham
Tammy Wynette chronology
Sometimes When We Touch (1985) Higher Ground (1987) Next to You (1989)

Higher Ground is a studio album by American country singer Tammy Wynette released in 1987 on the Epic Records label. It reached #43 in the US country charts. Three singles were released from the album, “Your Love” which reached #12 in the US and #13 in Canada, “Talkin’ to Myself Again” which reached #16 in the US and #23 in Canada, and “Beneath a Painted Sky” which reached #25 in the US and #28 in Canada (Country music charts).^[1]

Track listing^[2][3]

Side 1

1. "Your Love" (Beckie Foster, Tommy Rocco) – 3:06
2. "Tempted" (Al Turney) – 3:18
3. "Some Things Will Never Change (Max D. Barnes, Troy Seals) – 2:59
4. "Beneath a Painted Sky" (Joe Chambers, Bucky Jones ) – 2:56
5. "I Wasn’t Meant to Live My Life Alone" (Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz) – 3:25

Side 2

1. "Higher Ground" (Steve Buckingham) – 3:17
2. "Talkin’ to Myself Again" (Jamie O'Hara) – 3:24
3. "A Slow Burning Fire" (Jan Buckingham, Valerie Smith) – 3:05
4. "There’s No Heart So Strong" (Don Schlitz, Paul Overstreet) – 3:26
5. "All Through Throwing Good Love After Bad" (Guy Clark, Richard Leigh) – 3:27

Additional Personnel^[2]

• Track 1:1 – Background harmony by Ricky Skaggs
• Track 1:2 – Background harmony by Gene Watson
• Track 1:3 – Duet with Vern Gosdin
• Track 1:4 – Background harmony by Emmylou Harris
• Track 1:5 – Background harmony by Vince Gill
• Track 2:1 – Background harmonies by Lary Gatlin, Steve Gatlin & Rudy Gatlin
• Track 2:2 – Background harmony by The O’Kanes
• Track 2:3 - Background harmonies by Dennis Wilson, Harry Stinson, John Wesley Ryles & Ricky Van Shelton
• Track 2:4 – Background harmony by Paul Overstreet
• Track 2:5 – Background harmony by Rodney Crowell & Jeanne Smith

Musicians^[2]

• Mark O'Connor – Fiddle, Mandolin & Guitar
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Mark Casstevens – Guitar
• Steve Gibson – Guitar
• Steve Buckingham – Guitar
• Zane Ashton - Guitar
• Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar & Dobro
• Tom Robb – Bass
• Roy Huskey – Upright Bass
• Eddie Bayers – Drums
• Randy McCormick- Piano
• Jay Spell - Accordion

Production^[2]

• Producer: Steve Buckingham
• Recording Engineer: Joe Bogan
• Assistant Engineers: Randy Best, Dennis Richey, Michael Koreiba & Lee Waters
• Mastered by: Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters
• Production Assistant: Teri Serletie
• Management: George Richey
• Album Photography: McGuire

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	43

References

1. allmusic.com/album/higher-ground-mw0000192543/awards
2. Original album sleeve notes
3. allmusic.com/album/higher-ground-mw0000192543