High Country Snows is the ninth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). It featured many bluegrass star players.
Track listing
All songs were written by Dan Fogelberg, unless stated otherwise.
Personnel
- Dan Fogelberg – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2–11), harmony vocals (3, 6–8, 11), acoustic piano (5), electric guitar (6, 8, 11), handclaps (8), Kurzweil synthesizer (11)
- Michael Hanna – Yamaha DX7 (8)
- David Briggs – acoustic piano (11)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (2, 3, 6, 7)
- David Grisman – mandola (2, 4), mandolin (4, 6, 7, 10)
- Doc Watson – acoustic guitar (4)
- Chris Hillman – mandolin (5), backing vocals (5)
- Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar (5, 11)
- Barry "Byrd" Burton – dobro (8)
- Emory Gordy Jr. – bass (2–8, 10, 11)
- Russ Kunkel – drums (2–8, 10, 11), tambourine (8), handclaps (8)
- Dan Murakami – handclaps (8)
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica (3, 7)
- Jim Buchanan – fiddle (2, 6, 7, 10)
- Herb Pedersen – harmony vocals (1, 7, 9), banjo (2–4, 6, 7, 10)
- Ricky Skaggs – harmony vocals (1, 2, 10)
- Vince Gill – harmony vocals (9)
- Anita Ball – backing vocals (11)
- Dianne Davidson – backing vocals (11)
- Tracy Nelson – backing vocals (11)
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).
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Art Direction and Design – Ron Larson and John Kosh
- Photography – Joel Bernstein
Charts
Album – Billboard (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|1985
|The Billboard 200
|30
|-
|1985
|Top Country Albums
|23
|-
| 1985
|align="left"|Australia Albums Chart
|align="centre"|79
|-
|}
Singles – Billboard (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
!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
|-
|}