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 with MCA Records. It features singer Joe Cocker 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."[5]

Standing Tall
Studio album by The Crusaders
Released	1981
Genre	Jazz
Label	MCA[1]
Producer	Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, Joe Sample[2]
The Crusaders chronology
Rhapsody and Blues (1980) Standing Tall (1981) Royal Jam (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Track listing

1. "Standing Tall" (Stix Hooper) 6:46
2. "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today" (Joe Sample, Will Jennings) 5:02
3. "Sunshine in Your Eyes" (Sample) 6:11
4. "This Old World's Too Funky For Me" (Sample, Jennings) 5:25
5. "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons) 4:23
6. "The Longest Night" (Sample) 6:24
7. "Reprise (I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today) (Instrumental)" (Sample. Jennings) 2:59

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