Let Me Show You
1990 song by the Black Flames
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"Let Me Show You" is a song by the Black Flames. It was a hit single for the group in 1991.
"Let Me Show You" (UK radio mix)
"Let Me Show You" (New - New Kirk instrumental)
| "Let Me Show You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single 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 | |||
| Songwriters | D. Newkirk, M. Davis | |||
| Producers | Newkirk Mark Davis (co-producer) | |||
| The Black Flames singles chronology | ||||
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Background
The song was written by Don Newkirk and Mark Davis.[1] The 12" version was released on Columbia 44 73589 in 1990.[2]
Reception
On the week of 19 January, 1991, 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
In 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 reporters) making a total of 22 adds.[4]
Chart performance
On 19 January 1991, "Let Me Show You" made its debut at No. 88 on 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 on 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 on the same chart.[12] At week five, the 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 on 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]