Show Me (Joe Tex song)
"Show Me" is a title track of the 1967 album by Joe Tex, who also wrote the song.[1] The single was Joe Tex's fourteenth release to make the US R&B chart. "Show Me" went to #24 on the R&B chart and #35 on the Hot 100.[2]
Cover Versions
- In 1967, Checkmates, Ltd. released a version of the song on their debut album, Live! At Caesar's Palace.[3]
- In 1969, Lulu recorded the song and it was included in her Lulu's Album release.
- In 1972, Barbara Mandrell recorded the song and was included her The Midnight Oil album. Her version peaked at #11 on the Hot Country Singles chart.[4]
- In 1991, sung in the Alan Parker film The Commitments and released on the film's second soundtrack album, The Commitments, Vol. 2, released in 1992.
References
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/song/show-me-mt0011085605
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 574.
- ↑ Checkmates, Ltd., Live! At Caesar's Palace Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.
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