Show Me (The Cover Girls album)

Show Me
Studio album by
The Cover Girls
ReleasedNovember 30, 1986 (1986-11-30)[citation needed]
RecordedD&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
GenreDance, R&B, freestyle
Length39:32
LabelFever Records
ProducerAndy "Panda" Tripoli
"Little" Louie Vega
Robert Clivillés & David Cole
Albert Cabrera & Tony Moran (The Latin Rascals)
The Cover Girls chronology
Show Me
(1986) 		We Can't Go Wrong
(1989)
Singles from Show Me
  1. "Show Me"
    Released: October 28, 1986
  2. "Because of You"
    Released: September 29, 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]

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 hit title track, "Show Me", as well as the Top 40 singles "Because of You" and "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[3] 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.[4]

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]

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."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Show Me"
  • Albert Cabrera
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Bobby Khozouri
  • Tony Moran
3:43
2."Because of You"David Cole5:38
3."That Boy of Mine"
  • Albert Cabrera
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Bobby Khozouri
  • Tony Moran
4:25
4."One Night Affair"Louis A. Martineé4:12
5."Spring Love"
  • Pete Warner
  • Rainy Davis
4:05
6."Inside Outside"
  • Albert Cabrera
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Tony Moran
Frederick Hibbert		5:55
7."Promise Me"
  • Albert Cabrera
  • Andy Tripoli
  • Tony Moran
6:56
8."Love Emergency"
  • Nick Trevisick
  • Paul Gurvitz
4:38
Total length:39:32

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1988 Billboard Hot 200 64[3]
Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 74[4]

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1987 "Show Me" Hot 100 44[5]
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 34[6]
"Because of You" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 47[7]
Dance Club Songs 16[8]
1988 Hot 100 27[9]
"Inside Outside" Hot 100 55[10]
Dance Club Songs 12[11]
"Promise Me" Hot 100 40[12]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. Show Me at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert. "The Cover Girls: Show Me". robertchristgau.com. Robert Christgau. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Billboard 200". 26 February 1988. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 8 May 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". 17 April 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". 25 December 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Dance Club Songs". 20 November 1987. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 26 February 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 19 August 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Dance Club Songs". 9 September 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 20 May 1988. Retrieved 4 February 2020.