Tell Me Why (Jann Browne song)

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"Tell Me Why"
Single by Jann Browne
from the album Tell Me Why
B-side "There Ain't No Train"
ReleasedNovember 25, 1989
Genre Country
Length2:55
Label Curb
Songwriter(s) Gail Davies, Harry Stinson
Producer(s) Steve Fishell
Jann Browne singles chronology
"You Ain't Down Home"
(1989)
"Tell Me Why"
(1989)
"Louisville"
(1990)

"Tell Me Why" is a song written by Gail Davies and Harry Stinson, and recorded by American country music artist Jann Browne. It was released in November 1989 as the second single and title track from the album Tell Me Why . The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 18

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 59.
  2. "Jann Browne Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.