"Stand Tall" is the title of an international hit single by Burton Cummings, taken from his eponymous debut album. The song was released less than two years after "Dancin' Fool", the final hit single by the group for which Cummings had been lead singer, The Guess Who.
| "Stand Tall" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the Canadian single | ||||
| Single by Burton Cummings | ||||
| from the album Burton Cummings | ||||
| B-side | "Burch Magic" | |||
| Released | October 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:20 (single version) 3:43 (album version) | |||
| Label | Portrait | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| Burton Cummings singles chronology | ||||
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The recording was issued as the album's lead single in the fall of 1976, spending 21 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number 10. It reached number 5 on the US Cash Box Top 100, and spent four weeks at number 4 in Canada.[1] The track became a Gold record.
"Stand Tall" was an even bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number 2 in the US and spending one week at number 1 in Canada.[2] It was kept from the number 1 position on the US AC chart by the Captain and Tennille's hit, "Muskrat Love".
While the song was climbing the charts, Casey Kasem reported on American Top 40 that shortly following Cummings' departure from The Guess Who to pursue a solo career, his girlfriend of nine years left him for another man. "Stand Tall" was born from him taking his frustration, challenges and despondency to the piano and forging the melody there.
In his native Canada, Burton Cummings was nominated for the Juno Award as 1977 Composer of the Year for "Stand Tall".[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Awards | The JUNO Awards". Junoawards.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1977-03-06. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Music Chart". Billboard. 1976-11-27. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 25, 1976
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 183 – 26 December 1977 > National Top 100 Singles for 1977". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1977/Top 100 Songs of 1977". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
