Tell Me Why is the début studio album by American country music artist Jann Browne. Three singles from the album rose to positions on the Billboard Country Singles charts: "You Ain't Down Home" at #19, "Tell Me Why" at #18, and "Louisville" at #75. Also featured on the album is a cover of The Davis Sisters' "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know," a duet with veteran rockabilly artist Wanda Jackson. Emmylou Harris provides backing vocals on "Mexican Wind." The album rose to #46 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
| Tell Me Why | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 20, 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Steve Fishell | |||
| Jann Browne chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Tell Me Why | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tell Me Why" | Gail Davies, Harry Stinson | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Ain't No Train" | Jann Browne, Pat Gallagher | 3:26 |
| 3. | "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" | Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Louisville" | Browne, Gallagher | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Mexican Wind" | Browne, Gallagher, Roger Stebner | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Losing You" | Paul Kennerley | 3:20 |
| 7. | "You Ain't Down Home" | Jamie O'Hara | 3:41 |
| 8. | "The One You Slip Around With" | Harlan Howard, Fuzzy Owen | 2:29 |
| 9. | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" (duet with Wanda Jackson) | Cecil Null | 3:16 |
| 10. | "Lovebird" | Steve Spurgin | 4:13 |
Personnel
edit- Byron Berline - fiddle, mandolin
- Michael Bowden - bass
- Jann Browne - vocals, background vocals
- Bill Bryson - bass
- James Burton - guitar
- Sam Bush - mandolin
- John Cowan - bass
- Iris DeMent - harp, harmony vocals
- Steve Fishell - resonator guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel, Weissenborn
- Béla Fleck - banjo
- Rosie Flores - background vocals
- Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
- Glen D. Hardin - piano
- Emmylou Harris - harmony vocals
- Wanda Jackson - vocals
- John Jorgenson - mandolin, Spanish guitar
- Albert Lee - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Richard MacDonald - bass, acoustic guitar
- John Molo - drums
- Weldon Myrick - steel guitar, pedal steel
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Billy Thomas - drums, percussion, background vocals
- Wanda Vick - fiddle, acoustic guitar
- Don Whaley - bass, background vocals
Cover Version
editIn 2002 Dwight Yoakam covered "Louisville" for his box set 'Reprise Please Baby.'
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 46 |
References
edit- ^ Tell Me Why at AllMusic