High Country Snows

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 – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2–11), harmony vocals (3, 6, 7, 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, 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, 3, 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)

Singles – Billboard (United States)