Why Tell Me, Why

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"Why Tell Me, Why"
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Single by Anita Meyer
from the album Shades of Desire
B-side "The Wind Will Come In Time"
ReleasedAugust 1981
Label Ariola
Songwriter(s) Piet Souer, Gregory Elias, Martin Duiser
Producer(s) Martin Duiser

"Why Tell Me, Why" is a 1981 song performed by Dutch singer Anita Meyer and it is one of her most notable songs. The song was composed by Piet Souer, Gregory Elias and Martin Duiser, and produced by Martin Duiser. [1] It charted for 14 weeks. [2]

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Cover versions

Further versions can be found at Hitparade.ch. [1]

Other versions and remixes

The single has been remixed twice, first in 2009 by Offer Nissim and in 2011 by Dutch DJ Gailliano (with Meyer getting credit in the latter). The song is also sampled heavily in F.R.A.N.K.'s single "Discotex (Yah!)", which reached number one on Belgium's Ultratop 50 chart in January 2011.

Charts

See also

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