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, The Foundations covered the song which appears on their album From the Foundations.^[4]
• In 1969, Lulu recorded a cover that was included in her Lulu's Album release.
• In 1972, Barbara Mandrell recorded the song for her album The Midnight Oil. Her version peaked at #11 on the Hot Country Singles chart.^[5]
• In 1976, Eddie and the Hot Rods released a version of the song on their album Teenage Depression.^[6]
• In 1991, a cover is included in the Alan Parker film The Commitments and released on the film's second soundtrack album, The Commitments, Vol. 2, released in 1992.^{[citation needed]}
• Tom Jones performed the song often, and included it on his 1994 album The Lead and How to Swing It.
• The Lightnin 3 (Rosemary Standley, Brisa Roché and Ndidi Onukwulu) recorded this song on their unique album (discogs link) published in 2012.
• In 2017, Ronnie Baker Brooks recorded the song. His cover was included on his Times Have Changed release.

References

1. Lindsay Planer. "Show Me - Joe Tex | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 574.
3. "The Checkmates Ltd. - Live! At Caesar's Palace (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 1967. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
4. Genius - Baby Now That I’ve Found You, From The Foundations (1967) The Foundations
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 213.
6. "Eddie And The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2016-10-01.