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"Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
Single by Leo Sayer
from the album Just a Boy
B-side"In My Life"
Released1975 (1975)
Recorded1974
Genre Soft rock [1]
Length3:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Leo Sayer singles chronology
" One Man Band"
(1974) 		"Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
(1975) 		"Train"
(1975)

"Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" is a 1974 song by Leo Sayer, co-written with David Courtney. It was released in the United Kingdom in late 1974, becoming Sayer's third hit record on both the British and Irish singles charts and reaching number four in both nations. [2] It was included on Sayer's album Just a Boy.

The song also became a Top 10 hit internationally in early 1975, reaching #7 in Australia and #9 in the United States. [3] [4] It had a lesser showing in Canada (#18), [5] where a competing version had also been released.

Shooter version

A cover of the song ("I Can Dance") by the Canadian band Shooter, released concurrently with Sayer's version, became a hit in Canada. Their version reached #22, debuting on the charts the same week as Sayer's version. [6]

Chart history

Leo Sayer
Shooter cover

References

  1. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Born To Be Mild: Soft Rock". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 34. ISBN  031214704X.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 483. ISBN  1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN  0-89820-089-X
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-05-03. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-05-03. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-05-03. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  9. ^ " The Irish Charts – Search Results – Long Tall Glasses". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  11. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN  0-89820-089-X
  12. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 10, 1975
  13. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.
  14. ^ Bac-lac.gc.ca
  15. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  16. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-05-03. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  17. ^ Bac-lac.gc.ca

External links

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