I Gotcha - JOE TEX**

I Gotcha/Give The Baby Anything The Baby Wants/Takin' A Chance/Baby Let Me Steal You/It Ain't Gonna Work Baby/God Of Love/You Said A Bad Word/Bad Feet/The Woman Cares/Love Me Right Girl/For My Woman/You're In Too Deep

American soul artist Joe Tex had to wait for over a decade before he broke into the US album charts with I Gotcha. The title track was his highest placed single reaching No. 2, a feat he would achieve in the UK five years later but with a different release. (US:17)

“With I Gotcha Joe Tex made a sizzlin' debut for his new distributor Mercury Records, and rightfully so. The title track is one of the funkiest cuts, infectious in its gimmickry, hilarious in its execution and rumpin' to the funkin' groove-wise. A fantastic record, that offers far more than the mammoth title-track.”

“Joe Tex stands in the tradition of James Brown and this varied album displays his funky style to the full with its mix of raunchy, fast-paced numbers like I Gotcha and You Said A Bad Word, plus beautiful ballads like The Woman Cares and For My Woman. The lovely arrangements give the sound a Stax-Volt feel that perfectly suits Tex's warm and versatile voice. This album with its great songs and exuberant delivery is a little known classic and well worth investigating if you're into rootsy southern soul and funk.”

“Joe's voice doesn't seem to have the higher register that we've come to expect soul stars to show their talent by soaring into now and again. Instead he has an astonishing bass register that he soars down into to show off sometimes.”

“If you're not into soul music, you may only know Joe Tex only from his mainstream hit I Gotcha and the follow-up You Said A Bad Word. However, these are in sharp contrast to much of Joe Tex's material.”

“Joe Tex is underrated and often gets lost in the discussion about the great soul vocalists of the 60s and 70s. That said, his style is not for everyone. On many of his songs he comes off as a little too funny or playful, and this casualness prevented him from being taken as seriously as some of the deep soul singers of the era.”

“Joe Tex was authentic soul. He never achieved the fame that other giants of soul did, but he had an amazing cool, distinctive style and made his mark in his own right.”