Try Me (Jasmine Guy song)

"Try Me"
Single by Jasmine Guy
from the album Jasmine Guy
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1990
RecordedJune 1990
GenreNew jack swing
Length4:56
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George
Producer(s)Full Force
Jasmine Guy singles chronology
"Try Me"
(1990)
"Another Like My Lover"
(1991)

"Try Me" is a song by American singer and actress Jasmine Guy. Released on September 28, 1990, The song features background vocals by vocal band Ex Girlfriend. The song is the first single from her debut studio album, Jasmine Guy released on Warner Bros. Records. The song was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart in December 1990.[1] Guy performed the song on an episode of Soul Train which aired on November 17, 1990.[2] The extended version is heard in the background of the party on the episode "Good Help is So Hard to Fire" of A Different World.[3]

Music video[edit]

To date, there are two versions known. One has a party scene where there is a dance-off between her and her rival over a guy at the party. The other version is a photo shoot scene, and a scene where Guy is dancing behind background dancers.

Charts[edit]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 14

References[edit]

  1. ^ Billboard top R&B singles, Billboard.com
  2. ^ "SideReel - Soul Train Nov. 17, 1990". Sidereel.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]