| Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) | |
| Cover: | Long_Tall_Glasses_(I_Can_Dance)_-_Leo_Sayer.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Leo Sayer |
| Album: | Just a Boy |
| B-Side: | In My Life |
| Recorded: | 1974 |
| Genre: | Soft rock[1] |
| Label: | |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | One Man Band |
| Prev Year: | 1974 |
| Next Title: | Train |
| Next Year: | 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 number 7 in Australia and number 9 in the United States.[3] [4] It had a lesser showing in Canada (number 18),[5] where a competing version had also been released.
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 number 22, debuting on the charts the same week as Sayer's version.[5]
| Chart (1974–75) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 7 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 18 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[6] | 9 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[7] | 6 |
| Chart (1975) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 54 |
| Canada[9] | 146 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 90 |
. David Kent (historian) . . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.
