Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)

"Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)"
Single by Leo Sayer
from the album Just a Boy
B-side"In My Life"
Released1975 (1975)
Recorded1974
GenreSoft 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.

  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. ^ 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.