Higher Than Hope

"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 Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 73 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart, his only single to chart in these countries. Braithwaite promoted the single in US from 18 June to 31 July 1990 and the music video was filmed in Los Angeles.^[1] It is also one of the few songs in Braithwaite's repertoire to feature him playing an instrument in addition to singing.

"Higher Than Hope"
Single by Daryl Braithwaite
from the album Rise
B-side	"You Will Find a Way"
Released	May 24, 1991 (1991-05-24)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:29
Label	CBS
Songwriter(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)

At the APRA Music Awards of 1992 the song won Most Performed Australian Work.^[2]

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 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 guitar
• John Watson – drums
• "The Brasstards":
  • Mark Dennison – saxophone
  • Kevin Dubber – trumpet
• John Farnham – backing vocals

^[5][6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Higher Than Hope"

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	28
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8]	73
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9]	32
US Billboard Hot 100[10]	47

References

1. Six Moons (CD). Daryl Braithwaite. Sony Music Australia. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "1992 APRA MUSIC AWARD WINNERS". APRA AMCOs. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. Fatima Meer - Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography of Nelson Mandela @Amazon.com Retrieved 14 May 2016.
4. The Daryl Braithwaite interview @YouTube.com Retrieved 14 May 2016.
5. Daryl Braithwaite - Rise LP @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-14-2016.
6. Daryl Braithwaite - Rise cassette @Discogs.com Retrieved 5-14-2016.
7. "Daryl Braithwaite – Higher Than Hope". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
8. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1600." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
9. "Daryl Braithwaite Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
10. "Daryl Braithwaite Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2019.