Show Me (Joe Tex song)

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"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]

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References

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