Barren Ground (song)
# Barren Ground (song)

"Barren Ground" is a song written by Bruce Hornsby and John Hornsby for the 1990 album, A Night on the Town, by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

## Daryl Braithwaite version

"Barren Ground" was covered by Australian singer-songwriter Daryl Braithwaite and released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Taste the Salt in January 1994.

Simon Hussey won the ARIA awards for Engineer of the Year for his work on this track and "The World as It Is" at the ARIA Music Awards of 1994.

## Track listing

CD single

* "Barren Ground" – 4:42
* "The Other Side" – 4:10
* "The Horses" (acoustic) – 4:17

## Charts

Chart performance for "Barren Ground" :

| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | 61 |
