Show Me (The Cover Girls album)
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Released | November 30, 1986 | |||
Recorded | D&D Recording Studio, Soundtrack Studio, Quad Recording Studio, Shakedown Sound Studio, Electric Lady Studio, Marathon Recording Studio, & Hip Pocket Recording Studio, New York, New York | |||
Genre | Dance, R&B, freestyle | |||
Length | 39:32 | |||
Label | Fever Records | |||
Producer | Andy "Panda" Tripoli "Little" Louie Vega Robert Clivillés & David Cole Albert Cabrera & Tony Moran (The Latin Rascals) | |||
The Cover Girls chronology | ||||
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Singles from Show Me | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Robert Christgau | B[3] |
Show Me is the debut album by the R&B–dance trio the Cover Girls released on independent label Fever Records. The album would produce the group's biggest hit to date, "Show Me", as well as other moderately successful singles "Because of You" and the ballad "Promise Me". This would be the only album to feature original member Sunshine Wright, who would depart the group after the unsuccessful release of second single "Spring Love" and would be replaced by Margo Urban for the remainder of the album's singles. The other two members of the original lineup for this album were Angel Mercado and Caroline Jackson. The album peaked at No. 64[4] on the Billboard Hot 200 on 26 February 1988 and No. 74 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart on 4 March 1988.[5]
Critical reception[]
Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote in his review that "the Cover Girls made some memorable contributions to Latin freestyle -- in fact, their debut album, Show Me, is among freestyle's most important releases."[1]
Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews said: "In the main it's upbeat dance music, relying on programmed drums, high-pitched syncopated keyboards, equally high-pitched female vocals, and almost nothing else - at its best, it's pure fun."[2]
Robert Christgau remarked: "Set on pulling a marketable girl group out of a Latin hip hop concept, their svengalis channel the mix toward wall-of-sound, fuzzing beats and harmonies with a nostalgic soupcon of Spectorian grandeur."[3]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Show Me" |
| 3:43 |
2. | "Because of You" | David Cole | 5:38 |
3. | "That Boy of Mine" |
| 4:25 |
4. | "One Night Affair" | Louis A. Martineé | 4:12 |
5. | "Spring Love" |
| 4:05 |
6. | "Inside Outside" |
| 5:55 |
7. | "Promise Me" |
| 6:56 |
8. | "Love Emergency" |
| 4:38 |
Total length: | 39:32 |
Charts[]
Album - Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1988 | Billboard Hot 200 | 64[4] |
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 74[5] |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1987 | "Show Me" | Hot 100 | 44[6] |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 34[7] | ||
"Because of You" | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 47[8] | |
Dance Club Songs | 16[9] | ||
1988 | "Inside Outside" | Hot 100 | 55[10] |
Dance Club Songs | 12[11] | ||
"Promise Me" | Hot 100 | 40[12] | |
"Because of You" | Hot 100 | 27[13] |
Personnel[]
- Angel Clivillés
- Caroline Jackson
- Sunshine Wright
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Henderson, Alex. Show Me at AllMusic
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Cover Girls - Show Me". warr.org. Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Christgau, Robert. "The Cover Girls: Show Me". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard 200". 26 February 1988. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 8 May 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". 17 April 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". 25 December 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs". 20 November 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 19 August 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Dance Club Songs". 9 September 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 20 May 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 26 February 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- 1986 debut albums
- The Cover Girls albums