I Gotcha (Joe Tex song)

"I Gotcha" is a song by Joe Tex. He originally intended for the song to be recorded by King Floyd, but Floyd never recorded it. Instead, Tex recorded it himself in the late 1960s but did not release it at that time. He decided to re-record the song in late 1971 and released it as the B-side of "A Mother's Prayer", the first single off his 1972 album that was also titled I Gotcha. The song "I Gotcha" has the singer demanding physical affection from a woman because he claims she promised she would get together with him when she broke up with her boyfriend. Radio DJs ended up playing the B-side more than the A-side. This would result in Tex having his first major hit in five years as "I Gotcha" eventually peaked at Number 1 on the R&B chart and Number 2 on the Pop chart for two weeks, behind "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack[1] and would sell around three million copies. Billboard ranked it as the No. 6 song of 1972.[2] In Canada, the song reached number 22.[3]

"I Gotcha"
Single by Joe Tex
from the album I Gotcha
B-side"A Mother's Prayer"
ReleasedJanuary 1972
Recorded1971 American Sound Studio Memphis,TN
GenreFunk
Length2:18
LabelDial Records
Songwriter(s)Joe Tex
Producer(s)Buddy Killen

Tex would later re-record "I Gotcha" again, this time in more of a ballad-style, for inclusion on his 1978 album Rub Down. Like other Tex songs, "I Gotcha" has been sampled in various hip hop and R&B songs over the years. Liza Minnelli performed the number at her 1972 television concert Liza with a Z. It is also featured in the official soundtrack to the Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. A shorter version of it played in Kermit's Swamp Years when Willson the pet store owner took Croaker and Kermit to George Washington High School.

Jimmy Barnes version
"I Gotcha"
Single by Jimmy Barnes
from the album Soul Deep
B-side"I Gotcha" (Tex Mex 12" MIx)
Released1991
RecordedFreight Train Studios, Australia
GenreR&B
Length2:18
LabelMushroom Records
Songwriter(s)Joe Tex
Producer(s)Don Gehman, Tony Brock
Jimmy Barnes singles chronology
"Love Is Enough"
(1991)		 "I Gotcha"
(1991)		 "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
(1991)

In 1991, Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes recorded and released "I Gotcha" as the first single from his fifth studio album, Soul Deep. It peaked at Number 6 in Australia and Number 27 in New Zealand.[4]

Track listing
CD single (D11045)[5]
  1. "I Gotcha"
  2. "I Gotcha" (Tex Mex 12" Mix)

Charts
Chart (1991/92) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 27

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also
  • List of number-one R&B singles of 1972 (U.S.)

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 574.
  2. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
  3. "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 13, 1972" (PDF).
  4. "JIMMY BARNES - I GOTCHA (SONG)". Australian-Charts. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. "Jimmy Barnes "I Gotcha"". discogs.com. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. "Australian-charts.com – Jimmy Barnes – I Gotcha". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. "Charts.nz – Jimmy Barnes – I Gotcha". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.


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