1989 Jennifer Rush – Higher Ground (US:#98)
“Higher Ground“ is a song recorded by Jennifer Rush for her 1989 album, Wings of Desire. It was written by Ken Cummings and Mark Blatt, and produced by Phil Ramone. “Higher Ground” was released as the first single from Wings of Desire in December 1989. Later, the song was recorded in French by Mario Pelchat and Celine Dion for Pelchat’s 1993 album. This version was released as a promotional single in Canada and France.
The song is a panegyric in which Rush praises her partner for loving her and explains that should (s)he ever need assistance, she will be “standing on higher ground” and will look after him.
Released as the first single from Wings of Desire, “Higher Ground” peaked at number 30 in Austria, number 54 in Germany and number 98 in the United Kingdom. To promote the single, a music video was released which features Rush singing and dancing.
Album
Wings of Desire is the fifth studio album released by American singer Jennifer Rush. After working mainly with American writers and producers for her last two albums, Rush decided to bring her music back to Europe and collaborated with producers Christopher Neil, Phil Ramone and others, including a song (“Angel”) written by Abba affiliate Tomas […]
Musicians
Bass | Robbie Buchanan |
Drums | Robbie Buchanan |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Background Vocals | Dawn Feusi |
Background Vocals | Lise Miller |
Background Vocals | Mark Hudson |
Vocals | Jennifer Rush |
Produced By
Phil Ramone
Songwriters
Ken Cummings
Mark Blatt
Charts
US:#98
UK:# –