Higher Than Hope

"Higher Than Hope"
Single by Daryl Braithwaite
from the album Rise
Released	May 24, 1991 (1991-05-24)
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:29
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	Simon Hussey, Daryl Braithwaite
Producer(s)	Simon Hussey
Daryl Braithwaite singles chronology
"The Horses" (1991) "Higher Than Hope" (1991) "Don't Hold Back Your Love" (1991)

"Higher Than Hope" is the third single released by Daryl Braithwaite from his third studio album, Rise. The single was released in May 1991 and peaked at number 28 on the ARIA Chart. The song also peaked at number 47 on the US Hot 100, his only charting single there.^[1] Braithwaite promoted the single in USA from 18 June-31 July 1990 and the music video was filmed in Los Angeles. ^[2] It is also one of the few songs in Braithwaite's repertoire to feature him playing an instrument in addition to singing.

Background

According to an interview conducted shortly after the release of the Rise album, Braithwaite titled the song after the Nelson Mandela biography of the same name,^[3] based on lyrical ideas from song co-writer and producer Simon Hussey. Hussey had first drawn inspiration for the tune from watching a newscast showing riots in South Africa. Braithwaite felt that the title "Higher Than Hope" was highly consistent with the message that both he and Hussey were endeavoring to convey with the song, namely the notion of, as Braithwaite describes, going beyond "just wishing about" the resolution of conflict, "like a...I guess, very idealistic [song], in a sense."^[4]

Track listing

CD single

1. "Higher Than Hope" (Single Edit) - 4:29
2. "You Will Find A Way" - 4:20

Personnel

• Daryl Braithwaite: Lead vocals, Hammond Leslie Organ
• Simon Hussey: Keyboards, Hammond organ, synth bass, drum machine, brass arrangements
• Jef Scott: Electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Andy Cichon: Bass
• John Watson: Drums
• "The Brasstards":
  • Mark Dennison: Saxophone
  • Kevin Dubber: Trumpet
• John Farnham: Backing vocals

^[5][6]

Charts

References