Tell Me Why (Wynonna Judd album)

Tell Me Why is the second solo studio album by American country music artist Wynonna, released on Curb / MCA Records in 1993. It produced the hit singles "Only Love", "Is It Over Yet", "Rock Bottom", "Girls with Guitars", and the title track, all top ten hits on the Billboard country music charts. "Let's Make a Baby King" also charted at #61 based on unsolicited airplay. The title song also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts.

Tell Me Why
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 1993
StudioEmerald Sound, Nashville
GenreCountry
LabelCurb / MCA
ProducerTony Brown
Wynonna chronology
Wynonna
(1992)
Tell Me Why
(1993)
Revelations
(1996)
Singles from Tell Me Why
  1. "Tell Me Why"
    Released: April 3, 1993
  2. "Only Love"
    Released: July 17, 1993
  3. "Is It Over Yet"
    Released: October 30, 1993
  4. "Rock Bottom"
    Released: February 19, 1994
  5. "Girls with Guitars"
    Released: June 4, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment WeeklyA link
Los Angeles Times link
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention) link
Rolling Stone link
Orlando Sentinelfavorable link

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me Why"Karla Bonoff3:50
2."Rock Bottom"Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb3:07
3."Only Love"Roger Murrah, Marcus Hummon3:35
4."Let's Make a Baby King"Jesse Winchester3:33
5."Is It Over Yet"Billy Kirsch3:48
6."Father Sun"Sheryl Crow, Jay Oliver4:19
7."Girls with Guitars"Mary Chapin Carpenter3:18
8."Just Like New"Winchester2:51
9."I Just Drove By"Kimmie Rhodes3:58
10."That Was Yesterday"Naomi Judd5:37

Personnel edit

Adapted from AllMusic.[1]

Production edit

  • Tony Brown – producer
  • Don Potter – associate producer
  • Chuck Ainlay – recording, overdub recording (2-10), mixing, mastering
  • Clark Germain – overdub recording (1)
  • Jim Champange – overdub recording assistant (1)
  • Russ Martin – overdub recording (2-10)
  • Warren Peterson – overdub recording (2-10)
  • Robert Fernandez – string recording (3, 5)
  • Graham Lewis – second engineer
  • Nick Sparks – second engineer
  • Robert Charles – second engineer (7)
  • Larry Jefferies – second engineer (7)
  • Craig White – second engineer (7)
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Virginia Team – art direction
  • Jerry Joyner – design
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photography
  • Earl Cox/Trumps – hair
  • Mary Beth Felts – make-up
  • Vanessa Ware – stylist
  • Ken Stilts Company, Inc. – management

Studios

  • Recorded at Emerald Sound Studio (Nashville, TN).
  • Overdubbed at Emerald Sound Studio, Backstage Studio, Javelina Recording Studio and Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, TN).
  • Strings recorded at Warner Bros. Scoring Stage 1 (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
  • Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).

Charts and certifications edit

Chart (1993) Peak position Certifications
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 5 Platinum
Canadian Albums Chart 29 Platinum

References edit

  1. ^ "Tell Me Why – Wynonna Judd | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2016.