Tell Me Why (Jann Browne album)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1990
GenreCountry
LabelCurb
ProducerSteve Fishell
Jann Browne chronology
Tell Me Why
(1990)
It Only Hurts When I Laugh
(1991)
Singles from Tell Me Why
  1. "You Ain't Down Home"
    Released: July 1, 1989
  2. "Tell Me Why"
    Released: November 25, 1989
  3. "Mexican Wind"
    Released: July 9, 1990
  4. "Louisville"
    Released: September 1990
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me Why"Gail Davies, Harry Stinson2:54
2."Ain't No Train"Jann Browne, Pat Gallagher3:26
3."'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose"Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn3:50
4."Louisville"Browne, Gallagher3:11
5."Mexican Wind"Browne, Gallagher, Roger Stebner3:53
6."Losing You"Paul Kennerley3:20
7."You Ain't Down Home"Jamie O'Hara3:41
8."The One You Slip Around With"Harlan Howard, Fuzzy Owen2:29
9."I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" (duet with Wanda Jackson)Cecil Null3:16
10."Lovebird"Steve Spurgin4:13

Personnel

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Cover Version

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In 2002 Dwight Yoakam covered "Louisville" for his box set 'Reprise Please Baby.'

Chart performance

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 46

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