''Standing Tall'' is the fourteenth album by the
jazz group
The Crusaders after they changed their name from The Jazz Crusaders, and their third
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
with
MCA Records. It features singer
Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...
as guest artist on two tracks: the 1981 Grammy-nominated song "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" and "This Old World's Too Funky for Me."
[''The Crusaders, The Vocal Album: The Greatest Vocal Hits from the Crusaders'', CD, MCA Records Capitol Records, 1987]
Track listing
#"Standing Tall" (Stix Hooper) 6:46
#"I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" (Joe Sample, Will Jennings) 5:02
#"Sunshine in Your Eyes" (Sample) 6:11
#"This Old World's Too Funky For Me" (Sample, Jennings) 5:25
#"
Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (
Chips Moman
Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman (June 12, 1937 – June 13, 2016) was an American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is known for working in R&B, pop music and country music, operating American Sound Studios and producing hit albums lik ...
,
Bobby Emmons
Bobby Gene Emmons (February 19, 1943 – February 23, 2015) was an American keyboard player and songwriter. He was an active session musician in Memphis, Tennessee, and was the keyboardist of The Memphis Boys, playing keyboards on tracks by E ...
) 4:23
#"The Longest Night" (Sample) 6:24
#"
Reprise (I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today) (
Instrumental)" (Sample. Jennings) 2:59
References
1980 albums
MCA Records albums
The Crusaders albums
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