Show Me Love (album)

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Show Me Love
Robin S Show Me Love album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Robin S.
ReleasedJune 21, 1993
Genre
Length65:44
Label
Producer
Robin S. chronology
Show Me Love
(1993)		 From Now On
(1997)

Show Me Love is the debut album by American singer Robin S., released on June 21, 1993. [1] It includes the single "Show Me Love" which reached No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart and the top 10 of many other charts around the world. Further singles that were released from the album are "Luv 4 Luv" (titled "Love for Love" on the album), which reached No. 53 in the US and No. 11 in the UK, "What I Do Best" (UK No. 43), "I Want to Thank You" (UK No. 48) and "Back It Up" (UK No. 43). [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Baltimore Sun (favorable) [4]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [5]
Melody Maker (mixed) [6]
Philadelphia Daily News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

AllMusic editor Alex Henderson named the album "one of 1993's more memorable R&B/dance music collections", complimenting Robin S. as "a sassy, big-voiced belter who knows how to make sparks fly". He added further, "The success of her sleek yet gritty hits "Show Me Love" and "Back It Up" led many to think of Robin as a dance-floor diva. But as much as she excels in that area, "My Kind of Man" and "I'm Gonna Love You Right (Tonight)" demonstrate that she has no problem handling the silkiest of slow jams." [3] J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun wrote, "Because dance music is usually judged on a single-by-single basis, few house divas ever have much success on the album end of things. Robin S. may prove an exception to that rule." He picked the "stomping, bass-driven" "Show Me Love" and the "equally danceable" "Love for Love" as the "best moments" on the album. He also highlighted the "luscious balladry" of "What I Do Best" and the "gospel-inflected intensity" of "Who's Gonna Raise the Child". [4] Chuck Arnold from Philadelphia Daily News opined that of the dance cuts on the album, "only "Show Me Love" and the spiritual stomper "I Want to Thank You" (co-produced by fierce New York club DJ Junior Vasquez) hold up at home." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Show Me Love"
4:29
2."Love for Love"
  • George
  • McFarlane
4:15
3."I'm Gonna Love You Right (Tonight)"
  • George
  • McFarlane
  • Dana Reed
4:39
4."If We Could Just Be Friends"
  • William A. Aquart Jr.
4:32
5."What I Do Best"
4:22
6."My Kind of Man" La La 5:18
7."I Want to Thank You"Kevin McCord4:04
8."Once in a Lifetime Love"
3:41
9."Back It Up"
4:24
10."Back and Forth"
  • George
  • McFarlane
  • Matt Thomas
4:44
11."Brighter Day"
  • George
  • StoneBridge
4:26
12."Who's Gonna Raise the Child"
  • George
  • Reed
5:04
13."When You Find Love"
  • George
  • Reed
4:02
14."Show Me Love" (Extended Mix)
  • George
  • McFarlane
7:44

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [8]

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 67
Dutch Albums Chart [9] 20
German Albums Chart 84
UK Albums Chart [10] 34
US Billboard 200 [11] 110
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [12] 37

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  2. ↑ "ROBIN S - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company" . Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Show Me Love - Robin S. - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 Considine, J.D. (23 July 1993). "Stage-show 'Tommy' diminished by larger scale". The Baltimore Sun .
  5. ↑ "Robert Christgau: Album: Robin S: Show Me Love" . Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Barringer, Holly (11 September 1993). "Albums". Melody Maker . p. 32. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  7. 1 2 Arnold, Chuck (24 August 1993). "'Bobfest' Album Is A Cut Above The Concert". Philadelphia Daily News .
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