"Show Me How" is a song recorded by R&B group

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for their 1971 album '' Untouched''. It was released as the album's first single in September 1971 by

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and reached No. 11 on the Cashbox Top R&B Singles chart and No. 13 on the ''

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chart.

Overview

"Show Me How" was produced and arranged by

Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwr ...

who composed the song along with David Porter. With a duration of 3 minutes and 4 seconds the song was arranged by Hayes and

Dale Warren Dale Ossman Warren (September 27, 1943February 3, 1994) was an American musician, who was best known for his work as an arranger for Motown Records in the early 1960s, and later for the Stax label where he worked with Isaac Hayes among many oth ...

Critical reception

'' Cashbox'' called "Show Me How" an "enticing ballad".

Samples

"Show Me How" was sampled by Awon on the track "Undefeated" from his 2013 album ''For the Grimy (Searching for Soulville)''.

References

1971 songs 1971 singles The Emotions songs Stax Records singles Songs written by Isaac Hayes Songs written by David Porter (musician) {{1970s-R&B-song-stub