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Higher Ground
Composer: Stevie Wonder

Higher Ground was performed by the Mike Gordon, Bill Kreutzmann and Scott Murawski trio in 2008. The song was also played by Phil Lesh & Friends in 2019.

Higher Ground was first released by Stevie Wonder in the Summer of 1973 on a single and shortly afterwards on the Innervisions album. The single reached #4 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the R&B Charts.



Stevie Wonder

no info Single (Higher Ground / Too High), Stevie Wonder, 1973
no info Innervisions, Stevie Wonder, 1973
no info Single (You Are The Sunshine Of My Life / Higher Ground), Stevie Wonder, 1973
no info Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9, Various Artists (Stevie Wonder), 1974
no info The Golden Sound Of Motown, Various Artists (Stevie Wonder), 1980
info Original Musiquarium I, Stevie Wonder, 1982
info Great Sounds, Volume 2, Various Artists (Stevie Wonder), 1992
no info Natural Wonder: Live In Concert, Stevie Wonder, 1995
no info Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection, Stevie Wonder, 1996
info At the Close of the Century, Stevie Wonder, 1999
no info Motown Chartbusters Volumes 7-12, Various Artists (Stevie Wonder), 1999
info Definitive Collection (Single CD), Stevie Wonder, 2002
info Definitive Collection (Double CD), Stevie Wonder, 2002
no info Live 8 (4 * DVD), Various Artists (Stevie Wonder), 2005
info Number 1's, Stevie Wonder, 2007
no info Uptown Saturday Night: Dancing Machine, Various Artists (Stevie Wonder), 2007
no info Live At Last: A Wonder Summer's Night, Stevie Wonder, 2008
info Motown: The Complete No. 1's, Various Artists (Stevie Wonder), 2008
no info The Official Inaugural Celebration (DVD), Various Artists (Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Usher), 2009
no info The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (Blu-Ray), Various Artists (Stevie Wonder / Sting), 2010
no info The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (4 * CD), Various Artists (Stevie Wonder / Sting), 2010

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Higher Ground, Johnny Hammond, 1974
no info Hugo In Wonder-Land, Hugo Montenegro, 1974
no info Sweet Rhode Island Red, Ike And Tina Turner, 1974
no info Non Stop Dancing 16, James Last Orchestra, 1974
no info Around The World: Live In Concert, The Osmonds, 1975
no info Thick Tongue Fool, Mike Martin, 1977
no info Stevie Wonder Songbook, Motor City Rollers, 1977
no info Higher Ground, Morgana King, 1980
no info Sounds Like The Very Best Of Stevie Wonder, Motor City Rollers, 1980
no info Wonderin', Rollercoaster, 1980
no info Single (Higher Ground / I Wish), Rollercoaster, 1980
no info So Many Stars, Jimmy Ponder, 1985
no info Growing Up The Hard Way, Mama's Boys, 1987
no info Fire Into Music Volume 1, Various Artists (Johnny Hammond), 1987
no info Single (Higher Ground / Nobody Weird Like Me), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989
no info Single (Higher Ground / Fight Like A Brave), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989
no info Single (Higher Ground / Millionaires Against Hunger), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989 (UK)
no info Mother's Milk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989
no info CD Single (Higher Ground / Higher Ground / Millionaires Against Hunger / Mommy Where's Daddy), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989
no info Taste The Pain (Unbridled Funk And Roll 4 Your Soul! EP, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989
no info Single (Young Boys Are My Weakness / Higher Ground), Kate Ceberano, 1989
no info 12" Single (Higher Ground Higher Ground / Politician / Higher Ground), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1990 (UK)
no info 12" Single (Higher Ground / Fight Like a Brave Out in L.A.), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1990 (UK)
no info Positive Mental Octopus (video), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1990
no info 12" Single (Tear It Up / Plain Of Jars / Higher Ground), Michael McDonald, 1990
no info Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes Vol. 1, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1991
no info What Hits!?, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1992
no info Single (Behind The Sun / Higher Ground (Remix)), Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1992
info Rock The First, Vol. 4, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1992
no info Cutting Edge Vol. 2, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1993
no info Rhythm Stories, Bobby Lyle, 1994
no info Out In L.A., Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1994
no info Rockin' Soles, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1994
no info Favorites, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1994
info Cosmopolitan, Vol. 9, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1994
no info Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Soundtrack, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1995
no info Pogo Boy! The Soundtrack, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1995
no info Unlaced, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1995
no info The Best Funk Album In The World...Ever, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1995
no info Manny's Car Wash, Hiram Bullock Band, 1996
no info X Games, Volume One: Music From The Edge, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1996
no info The Best Of Fourplay, 1997
no info Hit Me, SKAndalous All-Stars, 1997
no info The Best Of Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1997
no info Mistic Music Madness!, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1997
no info Skandalous: I've Gotcha Covered Volume 2, Various Artists (SKAndalous All-Stars), 1997
no info Live In L.A., Mendoza Heredia Neto, 1998
no info One-On-One, Various Artists (Fourplay), 1998
no info Classic Rock Music That Changed Our Lives, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1998
no info New York Mets Greatest Hits Vol. 1, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1999
no info On The Edge, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 1999
no info Motor City Moments, Regina Carter, 2000
no info Center Stage: Music From The Motion Picture, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 2000
no info The Very Best Of, Michael McDonald, 2001
no info Portraits Of Wonder, Matt Lemmler, 2001
no info Gambler's Life (expanded CD edition), Johnny Hammond, 2001
no info MTV20 Collection, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 2001
info The Cleveland Connection, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 2001
no info High Octane Classics, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 2001
no info Heavy Live Hits, Various Artists (Jon Butcher), 2001
no info Higher Ground, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 2002
no info Greatest Hits, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2003
no info CD Single (Higher Ground / Master Blaster / Wonderful), Eric Clapton / Stephen Marley / India Arie, 2003
no info Conception: An Interpretation Of Stevie Wonder's Songs, Various Artists (Eric Clapton), 2003
no info The String Quartet Tribute To The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Vitamin String Quartet, 2004
no info Smooth Sax Tribute To Stevie Wonder, 2005
no info The Best Of Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2005
no info ONXRT: Live From The Archives Volume 8, Various Artists (Blind Boys Of Alabama), 2005
no info Rolling Stone Cover Album, Various Artists (Red Hot Chili Peppers), 2006
no info Resonance, Karl Latham, 2007
no info EMI Music Film & TV: Motown Covers, Various Artists (Blind Boys Of Alabama), 2007
no info Octane, Glenn Kaiser Band, 2008
no info Marcus, Marcus Miller, 2008
no info This Day!, Young Sinatras, 2008
no info Early For The Future, Water Seed, 2008
no info Revisions: Songs Of Stevie Wonder, Jen Chapin, 2009
no info Revival, Nate James, 2009
no info 10 Great Songs, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2009
no info Original Album Classics, Marcus Miller, 2009
no info Pressure Drop The Golden Tracks, Toots And The Maytals, 2011
no info Heart & Soul: A Retrospective, Etta James, 2011
no info PFC 2: Songs Around The World, Playing For Change, 2011
no info All For Love: Best Of Yaz Band, 2012
no info Raise Up, Larry Graham & Graham Central Station, 2012
no info Soul Classics, Maceo Parker, 2012
no info Can We Talk: Live In Concert, Tevin Campbell, 2013
no info Celebrating Black History Month, Volume 2, Various Artists (Maceo Parker), 2013
no info Convergence, Dave Weckl / Jay Oliver, 2014
no info Live In PDX, Soul Vax, 2014
no info Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Four, Glee Cast, 2014
no info Republic Of Strings, Darol Anger And The American Fiddle Ensemble, 2014
no info Psycho Bass, Byron Miller, 2015
no info Doing What I Do, Michael Krasny, 2016
no info Power Of Peace, The Isley Brothers & Santana, 2017
no info Live, Tom Killner, 2017
no info Plays The Great American Groove Book, Louise Baranger, 2017
no info The Sun Session, THS Jazz Band, 2018
no info Soul Expedition, Keith Andrew, 2020

 
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