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I Gotcha (Joe Tex song)

"I Gotcha" is a song by Joe Tex. Originally intended for King Floyd, instead Tex recorded it himself in the late 1960s, but did not release it at that time. He decided to re-record it in late 1971 and released it as the B-side of "A Mother's Prayer", the first single from his 1972 album I Gotcha. Mostly spoken in the form of an early rap song, with few singing passages, "I Gotcha" has the singer chastising a woman for playing with his affections: "You never shouldn't have promised if you weren't gonna do it".

Later uses
"I Gotcha" was sampled in the 1973 break-in record, "Super Fly Meets Shaft" (US #31). Like other Tex songs, "I Gotcha" has been sampled in various hip hop and R&B songs over the years, including Salt-n-Pepa's "I Gotcha" from their "A Salt With a Deadly Pepa" album. Liza Minnelli performed the number for her 1972 television concert Liza with a Z. It is also featured on the soundtrack to the 1992 Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. A shorter version of the song appears in trailers for ''Kermit's Swamp Years''. ==Jimmy Barnes version==
Jimmy Barnes version
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 six in Australia and number 27 in New Zealand. Track listing CD single • "I Gotcha" • "I Gotcha" (Tex Mex 12" mix) Charts Certifications ==See also==
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