Standing Tall

"Standing Tall" is a song co-written by Larry Butler and Ben Peters. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette on her 1978 album Womanhood. One of its most notable version is a version recorded by Billie Jo Spears shortly afterward. It was first cut for Spears's 1978 album and was re-recorded and released as a single in 1980. Spears's second version reached the top 20 of the American country chart and the top ten of the Canadian country chart. "Standing Tall" would later be re-recorded by several artists, notably Lorrie Morgan, who released her version as a single in 1995. Tammy Wynette version Tammy Wynette was considered one of country music's most successful artists during the sixties and seventies. She had a string of number one and top ten singles that continued into the early eighties decade. Among her late seventies studio albums was 1978's Womanhood. Of its ten songs was the Larry Butler and Ben Peters composition "Standing Tall". Wynette recorded the song in April 1978, which was three months prior to the recording by Billie Jo Spears. Wynette's version of "Standing Tall" was produced by Billy Sherrill. The song appeared as an album track on Womanhood when the disc was released in July 1978. Billie Jo Spears version Background, content recording Billie Jo Spears was at the height of his career recording for United Artists Records in the seventies and early eighties. She topped the country charts with 1975's "Blanket on the Ground" and had three additional top ten singles. A series of songs reached the country top 20 during this period as well. Among her chart singles was 1980's "Standing Tall". The song was co-written by Ben Peters and Larry Butler. In a 1980 interview, Butler explained that he spent more time as a record producer than a songwriter. However, he found the time to pen "Standing Tall".