Higher Ground (Jennifer Rush song)

"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.

"Higher Ground"
Single by Jennifer Rush
from the album Wings of Desire[1]
Released1989[2]
Recorded1989
Genre
Length4:20[3]
LabelCBS Records[2]
Songwriter(s)
  • Ken Cummings
  • Mark Blatt[3]
Producer(s)Phil Ramone[3]
Jennifer Rush singles chronology
"Till I Loved You"
(1989)		 "Higher Ground"
(1989)		 "Wings of Desire"
(1990)

Jennifer Rush version

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.[4]

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.[5]

Rush performed the song on Peter's Popshow.[6] According to the liner notes of her next album, The Power of Jennifer Rush, she explained that after that performance she slipped off the stage and broke her leg; despite honoring most of her tour dates, this caused a considerable delay in recording The Power of Jennifer Rush, and was the reason that album was issued as a compilation album rather than a studio album.[4] The song also appears on Jennifer Rush: The Hit Box (2002), The Power of Love: The Complete Video Collection (2004), Hit Collection and Stronghold – The Collector's Hit Box.[7]

Formats and track listings
European 7" single
  1. "Higher Ground" – 4:20
  2. "Angel" – 4:39
European 12" single
  1. "Higher Ground" (Extended Version) – 6:31
  2. "Angel" – 4:39
  3. "Higher Ground" (Single Version) – 4:20
UK 7" single
  1. "Higher Ground" (7" Version) – 4:20
  2. "The Power of Love" – 4:20
UK CD single
  1. "Higher Ground" (7" Version) – 4:20
  2. "Higher Ground" (Extended Version) – 6:31
  3. "The Power of Love" – 4:20

Charts
Chart (1989–1990) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 30
UK Singles Chart[9] 98
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 54

Mario Pelchat and Celine Dion version
"Plus haut que moi"
Single by Mario Pelchat and Celine Dion
from the album Pelchat
ReleasedSeptember 1993 (1993-09)
Recorded1992
GenrePop
Length4:18
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Aldo Nova
Mario Pelchat singles chronology
"À juste raison"
(1993)		 "Plus haut que moi"
(1993)		 "Perdue l'envie d'aimer"
(1994)
Celine Dion singles chronology
"When I Fall in Love"
(1993)		 "Plus haut que moi"
(1993)		 "The Power of Love"
(1993)

In 1993, Jennifer Rush's "Higher Ground" was covered in French by Canadian singers, Mario Pelchat and Celine Dion. Titled "Plus haut que moi", with words written by Eddy Marnay and production handled by Aldo Nova, it was included on Pelchat's 1993 album, Pelchat.[11] "Plus haut que moi" was released as the third single from the album in Canada. It entered the chart in Quebec on 11 September 1993, peaked at number six and stayed on the chart for nineteen weeks.[12] In 2005, Dion included "Plus haut que moi" on the L'intégrale edition of her compilation, On ne change pas.[13]

Formats and track listings
  • Canadian promotional CD single
  1. "Plus haut que moi" – 4:18

Charts
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Quebec (ADISQ)[14] 6

References
  1. "Wings Of Desire". Jenniferrush.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. "Higher Ground (master)". Discogs.
  3. "Higher Ground". Discogs.
  4. The Power of Jennifer Rush (Media notes). CBS Records. 1991.
  5. "Jennifer Rush - Higher Ground (Official Video)". YouTube.
  6. "Jennifer Rush - Higher Ground - Peters Popshow - 1989". YouTube.
  7. "Higher Ground - Jennifer Rush - Listen, Appearances, Song Review - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  8. "Austriancharts.at – Jennifer Rush – Higher Ground" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  9. "The Official Charts Company - Higher Ground (Jennifer Rush song)". The Official Charts Company. 18 January 2015.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush – Higher Ground". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  11. Pelchat (Media notes). Mario Pelchat. Columbia Records. 4 February 1993.CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF) (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  13. Glatzer, Jenna (2005). Céline Dion: For Keeps. Andrews McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7407-5559-5.
  14. "Palmarès de la chanson francophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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