Higher Ground (Barbra Streisand album)

Higher Ground
Studio album by Barbra Streisand
Released	November 11, 1997
Genre	Pop, vocal
Length	56:31
Label	Columbia
Producer	Barbra Streisand, Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Arif Mardin, Jeremy Lubbock, Mervyn Warren
Barbra Streisand chronology
Back to Broadway (1993) Higher Ground (1997) A Love Like Ours (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Higher Ground is the 27th 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.

Track listing

1. "I Believe/You'll Never Walk Alone" (Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman/Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 6:12
2. "Higher Ground" (Kent Agee, Steve Dorff, George Green) – 4:24
3. "At the Same Time" (Ann Hampton Callaway) – 4:18
4. "Tell Him" (duet with Celine Dion) (Walter Afanasieff, David Foster, Linda Thompson) – 4:52
5. "On Holy Ground" (Geron Davis) – 6:14
6. "If I Could" (Ken Hirsch, Ron Miller, Marti Sharron) – 4:25
7. "Circle" (Jud Friedman, Cynthia Weil) – 4:15
8. "The Water Is Wide/Deep River" (Traditional) – 5:33
9. "Leading with Your Heart" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch) – 3:33
10. "Lessons to Be Learned" (Dorothy Sea Gazeley, Marsha Malamet, Alan Rich) – 4:43
11. "Everything Must Change" (Bernard Ighner) – 4:05
12. "Avinu Malkeinu" (Max Janowski) – 4:07

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 42 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 12 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] 5 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[7] 5 French Albums (SNEP)[8] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 35 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 23 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 16 Spanish Albums (Promusicae) [12] 29 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 34 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 15 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 12 US Billboard 200[16] 1 Year-end charts Chart Peak position US Billboard 200 16

Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)[18] 3× Platinum 300,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[19] Gold 7,500^^ Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] Gold 50,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 100,000^^ United States (RIAA)[22] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

"Tell Him", a duet with Céline Dion, was released worldwide and was top 10 in 12 countries, peaking at #1 in the Netherlands, #2 in Ireland, #3 in Belgium, Europe, France and the United Kingdom, #4 in Italy and Switzerland, and was a top ten hit in many other countries.

"Tell Him" sold well around the world, receiving platinum awards in the Netherlands (75,000), Belgium (50,000), and gold in the United Kingdom (400,000), France (400,000), Australia (35,000), Switzerland (25,000) and Norway (10,000). The single sold 2 million copies worldwide.

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.

References

1. Allmusic review
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