Tell Me Why (Jann Browne album)

Tell Me Why
Studio album by Jann Browne
Released	February 12, 1990
Genre	Country
Label	Curb
Producer	Steve Fishell
Jann Browne chronology
Tell Me Why (1990) It Only Hurts When I Laugh (1991)

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Tell Me Why is the début album by 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.

Track listing

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 Rice) – 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" (Cecil Null) – 3:16
   • duet with Wanda Jackson
10. "Lovebird" (Steve Spurgin) – 4:13

Cover Version

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

Chart performance

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

References

1. Tell Me Why (Jann Browne album) at AllMusic