High Country Snows

High Country Snows
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg
Released 1985
Recorded 1985
Genre Bluegrass
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
  1. "Go Down Easy"
    Released: 1985
  2. "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

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

Production

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

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