"Show Me Your Soul" is a song by the

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band

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that was recorded in 1989 and produced by John Norwood Fisher of

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and features Billy Preston on keyboard. It was not, as is commonly believed, recorded during the '' Mother's Milk'' sessions. However, it was recorded during the first part of the ''

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''. "Show Me Your Soul" was recorded for the soundtrack of the film '' Pretty Woman'', and was shortly after released as the B-side to "

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" in the US and UK. In Australia, it appeared as the B-side to the belated 1990 release of "

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". Both singles credit the song as coming from the Pretty Woman soundtrack. A promo only single was released to promote the soundtrack and it is thought that it was meant to be a full single until a last minute change of plan. This peaked at number ten on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The track was later included as the sole exclusive track on the 1992 compilation album '' What Hits!?''. There was a music video made for the song, which features the band in front of a Bluescreen. The video was directed by Bill Stobaugh, and edited by Scott C. Wilson. It was released on February 14, 1990, and also appears on the '' What Hits!?'' VHS/DVD and the 1993 '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' episode "Sign Here". The song has never been performed live by the band, although they did once

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it for "Save the Planet", a TV special on April 4, 1990.Show Me Your Soul - RHCP Live Archive
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Track listing

12-inch and CD promo single (1990) # "Show Me Your Soul"

Personnel

Red Hot Chili Peppers * Anthony Kiedis – lead vocals *

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– bass, backing vocals *

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– guitar, backing vocals *

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– drums Additional musicians * Billy Preston – keyboards

Charts

References

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