Show Me (Joe Tex song) explained

"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.
• 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. His cover was included on his Times Have Changed release.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lindsay Planer . Show Me - Joe Tex Song Info . . 2016-10-01.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 574.

3. Web site: The Checkmates Ltd. - Live! At Caesar's Palace (Vinyl, LP, Album) . Discogs.com . 1967 . 2016-10-01.
4. Genius - Baby Now That I’ve Found You, From The Foundations (1967) The Foundations
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 213.

6. Web site: Eddie And The Hot Rods - Teenage Depression (Vinyl, LP, Album) . Discogs.com . 2014-04-26 . 2016-10-01.