"Tall Cool One" | ||||
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Single by Robert Plant | ||||
from the album Now and Zen | ||||
B-side | "White, Clean and Neat" | |||
Released | April 1988[1] | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 4:40 | |||
Label | Es Paranza | |||
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Robert Plant singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Tall Cool One" on YouTube |
"Tall Cool One" is a song by the English rock singer Robert Plant. The song was written by Plant and keyboardist Phil Johnstone, who also co-produced Now and Zen.[2][3] Former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page plays guitar on the song.[4] It was the second single released from his fourth solo studio album Now and Zen (1988).
Background
[edit]The song features guitar riff samples of Led Zeppelin songs, including "Black Dog",[5] "Dazed and Confused", "Whole Lotta Love", [6] "The Ocean" and "Custard Pie",[7] as well as lyrical references to "Black Dog" and "When the Levee Breaks". [8]
Critical reception
[edit]Cashbox magazine called it a "smoking, balls-out rocker with a really unusual skew."[9]
Chart performance
[edit]It reached No. 87 on the UK singles chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was Plant's fourth number-one rock single.[10][2]
Popular culture
[edit]"Tall Cool One" was featured in a television advertisement for Coca-Cola. [11]
Charts
[edit]Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[12] | 47 |
UK Singles (OCC)[13] | 87 |
US Billboard Hot 100[14] | 25 |
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 477.
- ^ a b "Robert Plant: Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Tall Cool One". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Iyengar, Vik. "Robert Plant: Now & Zen". AllMusic. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Rodriguez, Carlos Xavier (2004). Bridging the gap: popular music and music education. The National Association for Music Education. p. 58. ISBN 1-56545-158-9. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ Swenson, John (October 14, 1998). "Page captures Zeppelin magic". The Bryan Times. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
- ^ Caudle, Todd (September 15, 1990). "Plant's riveting rock show rooted in past / Long-lived artist refuses to rest on his laurels". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. Colorado Springs, Colorado. p. D.5.
"Tall Cool One" ... ended with a few strokes of "Custard Pie" and "The Ocean," to bring Plant's historical record full circle.
- ^ "The Golden God : Robert Plant". Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cashbox. April 2, 1988. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Robert Plant". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Robert Plant: Biography". Rolling Stone. March 28, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- ^ "Robert Plant – Tall Cool One". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Robert Plant Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Robert Plant Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Tall Cool One" at Discogs (list of releases)