High Country Snows

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High Country Snows
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg
Released	1985
Recorded	???
Genre	Soft Rock
Length	39:44
Label	Full Moon/Epic
Producer(s)	Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Windows and Walls (1984)	High Country Snows (1985)	Exiles (1987)

High Country Snows is the ninth album by American singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music).

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg - synthesizer, acoustic guitar, guitar, piano, electric guitar, keyboard, vocals, handclapping
• Anita Ball - background vocals
• David Briggs - piano
• Jim Buchanan - fiddle, violin
• Dianne Davidson - background vocals
• Jerry Douglas - dobro, guitar, vocals
• Vince Gill - guitar, high tenor vocals
• Emory Gordy - bass
• David Grisman - mandolin, mandola
• Michael Hanna - synthesizer, keyboard
• Chris Hillman - mandolin, vocals
• Russ Kunkel - drums, tambourine, handclapping
• Charlie McCoy - harmonica
• Dan Murakami - handclapping
• Tracy Nelson - background vocals
• Herb Pedersen - banjo, bass vocals, vocals, tenor vocals
• Al Perkins - pedal steel, steel guitar
• Ricky Skaggs - violin, vocals, harmony vocals
• Doc Watson - acoustic guitar, guitar

[edit] Production

• Producers: Dan Fogelberg, Marty Lewis
• Engineer: Marty Lewis
• Mastering: George Marino
• Art direction: Ron Larson
• Design: Ron Larson
• Photography: Joel Bernstein

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	30
1985	Top Country Albums	23

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"Down the Road"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	33
1985	"Go Down Easy"	Adult Contemporary	6
1985	"Go Down Easy"	Hot Country Singles & Tracks	56
1985	"Go Down Easy"	The Billboard Hot 100	85