Consumer Guide Album

Joe Tex: I Gotcha [Dial, 1972]
Joe's rhythms have gotten a lot trickier since the days of "Show Me" and "Skinny Legs," which is probably the real reason the title tune was such a smash--the story line isn't up to his vintage stuff even if Joe was moved to restate it for a finale. Granted, I did turn up the treble to find out what he was asking her to do in "You Said a Bad Word" (still don't know). But beyond that there's only--talk about common touch--"Bad Feet," which has nothing to do, narratively, with getting on the good one. B−