"Tall, Tall Trees" is a song co-written by American singers

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and

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. Jones first released the song in 1957 as the B-side of "Hearts in My Dreams" single. Miller released his version on his 1970 album ''A Trip in the Country''. The most famous version was released by

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in October 1995 on a single in conjunction with his 1995 compilation album '' The Greatest Hits Collection''. Jackson's cover was his eleventh Number One hit on the ''

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'' country charts.

Content

The song is an up-tempo track in which the narrator promises to his significant other that he will give her anything she desires, whether it be a "big limousine", a "great big mansion", or "tall, tall trees and all the water in the seas". In the liner notes for his Greatest hits album, Jackson wrote,''"This is an old Roger Miller song I stumbled across. It's a real fun song with a

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feel. I've always been a big fan of Roger's and when it came time to record a couple of new songs for this greatest hits, I couldn't resist. After I recorded it, we found out that George Jones is a co-writer - I think George had even forgotten he'd written it. I'm proud to have the chance to record a song written by two of my favorites."''

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Jackson's vocal "evokes the right combination of devotion and playfulness on this tune about a man who promises his love everything from a big mansion to tall, tall trees."''

'', October 21, 1995

Music video

The music video was directed and produced by

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and premiered in October 1995 on CMT. It features a woman (played by actress

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) in a white room watching screenshots of Jackson and his band playing in a black room. Throughout the video appears a random guy who tries to woo her. Near the end of the video a boy dressed like a cowboy gives the woman a peanut butter sandwich already bitten by the boy and she takes a bite but then leaves it on the chair, and then at the very end of the video, Jackson comes into the room and finds the sandwich on the chair, takes it, and walks away eating it.

Chart positions

"Tall, Tall Trees" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 21, 1995.

Year-end charts

References

{{Alan Jackson singles 1958 songs 1995 singles George Jones songs Roger Miller songs Alan Jackson songs Songs written by George Jones Songs written by Roger Miller Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey Arista Nashville singles Songs about trees