Glenn Jones "Show Me"

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It's close between this one and "We've Only Just Begun" for my favorite Glenn Jones single. This is a great quiet storm ballad though. It reminds me of a lot of Freddie Jackson's ballads, but "Show Me" actually came before those.

Here's the All Music Guide review.

The year 1983 was when Glenn Jones released his first full-length secular album, Finesse, after having a Top 30 R&B hit with the spirited "I Am Somebody." The up-tempo dance track would prove to be one of the singer's few fast-paced hits. The bulk of the Jacksonville, FL, native's music would be delicious slow jams. In the course of Finesse's ten-month chart run, it yielded several hit singles, the biggest one being the ballad "Show Me." Jones started in gospel music, and the roots of the genre are firmly in place as the singer's throaty, supple vocals go straight to the matter in his sensitive reading of the lyrics. Written by La La, "Show Me" went to number three R&B in fall 1984. Oddly, the cut never charted on the pop charts. The '80s were a bewildering era with a slew of upper-charting R&B singles never going pop. The Finesse LP peaked at number 18 R&B and yielded the Top 18 R&B single "Bring Back the Love."

[620 Soul Train]

Ice Cube's rap sample of this song faired well on Urban and Rhythmic radio (I forgot the title). This track here is one of the greatest Urban ballads ever made.

[A Thug Named Slickback]

This is definitely one of Glenn Jones' stronger songs. However, I'd have to say that my favorite Glenn Jones single is "Here I Go Again," which I think was also his biggest hit

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Here's a clip.

[real2reel]

I like this song but I love I've Been Searching & Here I Go Again.

[Soulsista]

Love this.

[areyoureadytojump]

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Digging up all the old school jams!! I'm telling ya the 80s had some of the nicest 80s R&B songs out there. Some may not even have seen the light of the day.

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I love it! One of my favorites by him.