Show Me How (The Emotions song)

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"Show Me How"
Single by The Emotions
from the album Untouched
B-side "Boss Love Maker"
ReleasedSeptember 1971
Genre
Length3:04
Label Volt
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Emotions singles chronology
"Heart Association"
(1970)		"Show Me How"
(1971)		"Flowers"
(1976)

"Show Me How" is a song recorded by R&B group the Emotions for their 1971 album Untouched . [1] It was released as the album's first single in September 1971 by Volt Records [2] and reached No. 11 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart and No. 13 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. [3] [4]

Contents

Overview

"Show Me How" was produced and arranged by Isaac Hayes who composed the song along with David Porter. With a duration of 3 minutes and 4 seconds the song was arranged by Hayes and Dale Warren. [1]

Critical reception

Cashbox called "Show Me How" an "enticing ballad". [5]

Samples

"Show Me How" was sampled by Awon on the track "Undefeated" from his 2013 album For the Grimy (Searching for Soulville). [6]

References

  1. 1 2 The Emotions: Show Me How. Stax Records. September 1971.
  2. ↑ Ochs, Ed (September 11, 1971). "Soul Sauce". Billboard . Vol. 83, no. 37. p. 36.
  3. ↑ "Cashbox R&B Singles". cashboxmagazine.com. Cashbox. January 29, 1972.
  4. ↑ "The Emotions: Show Me How (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com.
  5. ↑ "Cashbox Singles Reviews". Cashbox Magazine. Vol. 33, no. 11. September 18, 1971. p.  18.
  6. ↑ Awon: For the Grind (Searching for Soulville). Don't Sleep Records. 2013.


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