"Show Me" is the debut single by American freestyle girl group the Cover Girls. First released as a 12" single on October 28, 1986, "Show Me" first charted on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it peaked at #4 in March 1987.[3] Following the song's successful run on the dance chart, it was then released to radio, where it reached #44 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1987, remaining in the Hot 100 for 18 weeks.[4] The exposure the group received from this song led to an album deal, and the album Show Me was released later on February 24, 1987. The Cover Girls became among the first in a wave of freestyle musical artists to enjoy chart hits in the late 1980s; other associated acts include Exposé, Stevie B and Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. The song was also popular in Japan, where it reached number one on the Oricon Western singles chart in November 1987, spawning a number one Japanese-language remake by Yukari Morikawa [ja; fr], one of several songs that has come to define the boom times of the 1980s.

In 2000, former lead singer of the Cover Girls Angel Clivillés released an updated version of "Show Me" that was remixed and produced by DJ Tony Moran. Her recording was a hit in the US dance clubs, spending one week at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in June of that year.[5] This version appeared on her solo album Angel, which was released in 1999.

Billboard named the song #49 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[6]

Track listing

When printed on the 12" releases, the durations of the Drumapella and Heartthrob mixes are often misstated as 4:40 and 7:35, respectively. Duration of the Drumapella on the 7" is not confirmed.

US 12" Single
No.TitleLength
1."Show Me" (The Nest Mix)7:35
2."Show Me" (Drumapella)5:24
3."Show Me" (Heartthrob Mix)7:51
4."Show Me" (Florida Mix)5:44
Germany 12" Single
No.TitleLength
1."Show Me" (The Nest Mix)7:35
2."Show Me" (Hearthrob Mix)7:51
US 12" Promo
No.TitleLength
1."Show Me" (Edited Version)5:32
2."Show Me" (Extended Version)7:35
US 7" Single
No.TitleLength
1."Show Me"3:43
2."Show Me" (Drumapella)4:40

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Show Me"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 44
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8]
Remix 		4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 34

Year-end charts

1987 year-end chart performance for "Show Me"
Chart (1987) Position
US Hot Crossover Singles (Billboard)[10] 25

Angel Clivillés version

Chart (2000) Peak
Position
U.S. Hot Dance Club Play 1

Other versions

The Cover Girls' "Show Me" was popular in Japan, where it reached number one on the Oricon Western singles chart in November 1987. That same year Yukari Morikawa [ja; fr] recorded a version for her debut album, Show Me. Released in October 1987, the song was her leadoff single from the album and was also called "Show Me" (ショウ・ミー). It retains the freestyle beat of the original, but features all Japanese lyrics (except for "show me") by Hiromi Mori [ja].[11] It reached number one on the Oricon Singles Chart on 30 November 1987[12] and sold over a million copies, helping propel both Morikawa and Mori to stardom.[13] The song was used as the theme for the TBS drama Seven Men and Women, Autumn Story [ja] and garnered a Japan Cable Award for best song.

Samantha Lam released a version on her 1988 album Sátyut (灑脫) titled "Pomuhng" (破夢, lit. "broken dreams") with Cantonese lyrics by the prolific Hong Kong songsmith Keith Chan.[14] Musically, it is similar to the both the Cover Girls' original and Morikawa's remake.

See also

References

  1. ^ Billboard Staff (July 10, 2017). "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2024. One of the earliest and finest crossover hits of the freestyle era, the sparkling "Show Me" demanded love and respect...
  2. ^ a b Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Highs in the Mid-Eighties: Prince and Madonna". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 557. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  3. ^ The Cover Girls Hot Dance Club Play chart data from billboard.com
  4. ^ The Cover Girls Hot 100 chart data from billboard.com
  5. ^ Angel Clivillés Hot Dance Club Play chart data from billboard.com
  6. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Cover Girls Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Cover Girls Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "The Cover Girls Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Hot Crossover Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987. p. Y-27. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Show Me (The Cover Girls song) at Discogs
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-26. Retrieved 2008-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ Steve McClure. "Global Action: Overseas Publishers Oversee the Signing and Promotion of Talent Japan. Billboard. 3 June 1995. p. 66.
  14. ^ Show Me (The Cover Girls song) at Discogs
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Me_(The_Cover_Girls_song)
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