"Let Me Show You" was a single for the Black Flames. It was a hit for the group in 1991.
| "Let Me Show You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Song by The Black Flames | ||||
| from the album The Black Flames | ||||
| A-side | Let Me Show You (Radio Mix)" "Let Me Show You (UK Radio Mix)" | |||
| B-side | "Let Me Show You (New - New Kirk Extended Mix)" "Let Me Show You (New - New Kirk Instrumental)" | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Label | Columbia 44830 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | D. Newkirk, M. Davis | |||
| Producer(s) | Newkirk Mark Davis (co-producer) | |||
| The Black Flames singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe song was written by Don Newkirk and Mark Davis.[1] The 12" version was released on Columbia 44 73589 in 1990.[2]
Reception
editOn the week of 19 January, Billboard columnist Terri Rossi noted the debut of the single and wrote, "A job well done by Eddie Pugh, VP of R&B promotion".[3]
Airplay
editIn the 19 January Billboard Hot R&B Singles action list, for "Let me Show You", there were five silver adds (25 reporters), 17 bronze secondary adds (58 repoters) making a total of 22 adds.[4]
Charts
editOn 19 January 1991, "Let Me Show You" made its debut at no. 88 in the Billboard R&B chart.[5][6] On the week of 2 March, the single debuted at no. 34 in the Sales section of the Hot R&B Singles Sales & Airplay chart,[7] and had moved up from no. 39 to no. 37 in the chart's Airplay section.[8] The following week, the single was at no. 38 in the chart's sales section.[9] It was still registering at no. 99 on the week of 23 March.[10]
"Let Me Show You" made its debut at no. 78 in the Cash Box Top R&B Singles chart on the week of 2 February 1991.[11] There was also another song with the same title by Lorenzo Smith at no. 97 in the same chart.[12] At week five, single reached its peak position of no. 50 on the week of 2 March.[13] It held that position for another week.[14] It spent a total of nine weeks in the chart.[15][16]
The song also made the Black Radio Executive chart and on the week of 8 February on week three, it had moved up from no. 77 to no. 61.[17] At week eight, the single peaked at no. 33 on the week of 15 March.[18][19]
References
edit- ^ Soul Years - The Black Flames Let Me Show You
- ^ Amazon - Let Me Show You-12" 12" Single Black Flames Format: Vinyl
- ^ Billboard, January 19, 1991 - Page 30 TERRI ROSSI'S RHYTHM SECTION
- ^ Billboard, January 19, 1991 - Page 30 HOT R&B SINGLES ACTION, RADIO MOST ADDED
- ^ Billboard, January 19, 1991 - Page 30 TERRI ROSSI'S RHYTHM SECTION
- ^ Billboard, January 19, 1991 - Page 32 RIB SINGLES A-Z, PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RICHTS /SHEET MUSIC, 88 LET ME SHOW YOU (When The Seaman Hits The Fan, ASCAP /Def Jam, ASCAP)
- ^ Billboard, March 2, 1991 - Page 25 FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 2, 1991, Hot R&B Singles Sales & Airplay, SALES, THIS WEEK 34, LAST WEEK -, HOT R&B POSITION 39
- ^ Billboard, March 2, 1991 - Page 25 FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 2, 1991, Hot R&B Singles Sales & Airplay, AIRPLAY, THIS WEEK 37, LAST WEEK 39, HOT R&B POSITION 39
- ^ Billboard, March 9, 1991 - Page 34 FOR WEEK ENDING MARCH 9, 1991, Hot R&B Singles Sales & Airplay, THIS WEEK 38, LAST WEEK 34, HOT R&B POSITION 52
- ^ Billboard, March 23, 1991 - Page 29 R&B SINGLES A -Z PUBLISHERS /PERFORMANCE RIGHTS /SHEET MUSIC, 99 LET ME SHOW YOU (When The Seaman Hits The Fan, ASCAP /Def Jam, ASCAP
- ^ Cash Box, February 2, 1991 - Page 9 TOP R&B SINGLES February 2, 1991 78, DEBUT
- ^ Cash Box, February 2, 1991 - Page 9 TOP R&B SINGLES February 2, 1991 97, Last Week 87, Total Weeks 8
- ^ Cash Box, March 2, 1991 - Page 9 TOP R&B SINGLES March 2, 1991 50, Last Week 56, Total Weeks 5
- ^ Cash Box, March 9, 1991 - Page 29 TOP R&B SINGLES March 9, 1991 50, Last Week 50, Total Weeks 6
- ^ Cash Box, March 30, 1991 - Page 11 TOP R&B SINGLES March 30, 1991 93, Last Week 92, Total Weeks 9
- ^ Cash Box, April 6, 1991 - Page 10 TOP R&B SINGLES April 6, 1991
- ^ Black Radio Executive, February 8, 1991 VOLUME XVI, NUMBER 4 - Page 20 BRE SINGLES CHART, FEBRUARY 8, 1991, TW 61, LW 77, WOC 3
- ^ Black Radio Executive, VOLUME XVI. NUMBER 8 March 8, 1991 - Page 20 BRE SINGLES CHART, MARCH 8, 1991, TW 34, LW 36, WOC 7
- ^ Black Radio Executive, March 15, 1991 VOLUME XVI, NUMBER 9 - Page 17 BRE SINGLES CHART, MARCH15, 1991, TW 33, LW 24, WOC 8
External links
edit- Discogs - The Black Flames – Let Me Show You
- OlsKool Jamz channel, Feb 25, 2020 - The Black Flames - Let Me Show You (video)