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)Windows and Walls1984 High Country Snows (1985) Exiles (1987)Exiles1987
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

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

• Dan Fogelberg – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano (5), handclaps (8), synthesizer (11)
• Anita Ball – background vocals (11)
• David Briggs – piano (11)
• Jim Buchanan – fiddle (2, 6, 7, 10)
• Barry "Byrd" Burton – dobro (8)
• Dianne Davidson – background vocals (11)
• Jerry Douglas – dobro (2, 6, 7)
• Vince Gill – tenor vocals (9)
• Emory Gordy, Jr. – bass guitar (2, 7, 10)
• David Grisman – mandolin and mandola (2, 4, 6, 7, 10)
• Michael Hanna – synthesizer (8)
• Chris Hillman – mandolin (5), background vocals (5)
• Russ Kunkel – drums and tambourine (2, 7, 10), handclaps (8)
• Charlie McCoy – harmonica
• Dan Murakami – handclaps (8)
• Tracy Nelson – background vocals (11)
• Herb Pedersen – banjo, vocals and harmony vocals (1, 7, 9)
• Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (5, 11)
• Ricky Skaggs – vocals and harmony vocals (1, 2, 10)
• Doc Watson – acoustic guitar (4)

Production

• 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).
• Mastering: George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Art Direction and Design: Ron Larson and John Kosh
• Photography: Joel Bernstein

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

References