Tell Me Why (Wynonna Judd album)

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Tell Me Why
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 1993
StudioEmerald Sound (Nashville, TN)
Genre Country
Length38:03
Label
Producer Tony Brown
Wynonna Judd 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
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Tell Me Why is the second studio album by American country music artist Wynonna Judd, released via Curb and MCA Records on May 11, 1993. Receiving positive reviews from music critics, it has been certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of 1,000,000 units.

Contents

Five official singles were released, all of which cracked the top ten of the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, with "Only Love" topping the Radio & Records country airplay chart. The song "Let's Make a Baby King" also peaked at number 61 due to unsolicited airplay.

Track listing

Tell Me Why track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tell Me Why" Karla Bonoff 3:50
2."Rock Bottom"3:07
3."Only Love"3:35
4."Let's Make a Baby King" Jesse Winchester 3:33
5."Is It Over Yet" Billy Kirsch 3:48
6."Father Sun"
4:19
7."Girls with Guitars" Mary Chapin Carpenter 3:18
8."Just Like New"Winchester2:51
9."I Just Drove By" Kimmie Rhodes 3:58
10."That Was Yesterday" Naomi Judd 5:37
Total length:38:03

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [1]

Production

Studios

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [11] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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