Higher Ground (Barbra Streisand album)


Higher Ground is the twenty-seventh studio album by Barbra Streisand, her first in four years. The album was inspired by and dedicated to Virginia Clinton Kelley. It was released in North America on November 11, 1997, and a day earlier in Europe. Higher Ground was her eighth #1 album in the US and has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.
The lead single, "Tell Him" - a duet with Celine Dion - was released on October 7, 1997, and become an international hit. Follow up singles "If I Could" and the title track failed to chart.
"If I Could" and the title track had previously been previously recorded by jazz singer Nancy Wilson and Regina Belle respectively, as well as a medley of the inspirational standards "I Believe and You'll Never Walk Alone", later both issued as standalone recordings by the singer. The album also contained a cover of Bernard Ighner's classic "Everything Must Change" which Streisand had previously recorded in sessions for her 1974 album ButterFly but remains unreleased.

Track listing

  1. "I Believe/You'll Never Walk Alone" – 6:12
  2. "Higher Ground" – 4:24
  3. "At the Same Time" – 4:18
  4. "Tell Him" – 4:52
  5. "On Holy Ground" – 6:14
  6. "If I Could" – 4:25
  7. "Circle" – 4:15
  8. "The Water Is Wide/Deep River" – 5:33
  9. "Leading with Your Heart" – 3:33
  10. "Lessons to Be Learned" – 4:43
  11. "Everything Must Change" – 4:05
  12. "Avinu Malkeinu" – 4:07

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
US Billboard 20016

Certifications and sales

Awards

"Tell Him" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals in 1998.
"I Believe" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Instrumental Arrangement in 1999.