Why Lady Why (album)

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Why Lady Why
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 1983
Genre Country
Length33:32
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Bob Montgomery (tracks 1-4)
Marshall Morgan (tracks 1-3, 5)
Paul Worley (tracks 1-3, 5)
Jimmy Bowen (tracks 6-10)
Gary Morris chronology
Gary Morris
(1982)
Why Lady Why
(1983)
Faded Blue
(1984)

Why Lady Why is the second studio album by American country music artist Gary Morris. It was released on August 17, 1983 via Warner Bros. Records. The album includes the singles "Velvet Chains", "The Love She Found in Me", "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Why Lady Why", the album's title track. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Love She Found in Me" Dennis Linde, Bob Morrison 3:29
2."I Can't Feel the Fire Goin' Out" Troy Seals, Eddie Setser3:28
3."Runaway Hearts"Gary Morris, Seals, Setser2:32
4."Why Lady Why"Morris, Setser2:48
5."Velvet Chains" Kevin Welch, Ron Hellard2:22
6."I'd Be the First to Fall in Love Again"Bill Boing, Jim Hurt3:22
7."The Wind Beneath My Wings" Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley 4:40
8."The Way I Love You Tonight"Morris, Setser3:22
9."Again" Mark Gray 3:18
10."Mama You Can't Give Me No Whippin'" Dave Loggins 3:13

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [2]

Strings performed by The Nashville String Machine, arranged by Ron Oates and Al De Lory.

Chart performance

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 6

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References

  1. "Gary Morris - Why Lady Why Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  2. Why Lady Why (CD booklet). Gary Morris. Warner Brothers Records. 1983. W1-23738.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Gary Morris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.