Single:
Stand Tall entered the Australian singles chart* on 13 December 1976 and peaked at #7. It was #54 on the Top 100 of 1977.
Album:
The song is on Burton Cummings which entered the Australian albums chart* on 17 January 1977 and peaked at #32.
Songwriter:
Burton Cummings
Producer:
Richard Perry
Record label of Australian release:
Portrait
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Burton Cummings on CBC TV in 1977:
Wikipedia:
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.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_Tall_(Burton_Cummings_song):
Lyrics:
Never been this blue
Never knew the meaning of a heartache
But then again, I’ve never lost at love before
Somewhere down the road
Maybe all these years will find some meaning
I just can’t think about it now, or live ’em out anymore
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