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 1976, Eddie and the Hot Rods released a version of the song on their album, Teenage Depression.[5]
- 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.
- Tom Jones performed the song often, and included it on his 1994 album The Lead and How to Swing it.
- In 2017, Ronnie Baker Brooks recorded the song and it was included on his Times Have Changed release.
References
- Lindsay Planer. "Show Me - Joe Tex | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 574.
- "The Checkmates Ltd. - Live! At Caesar's Palace (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.
- "Eddie And The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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