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Tell Me Why is the début studio album by American 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
Personnel
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Byron Berline - fiddle, mandolin
- Michael Bowden - bass
- Jann Browne - vocals, background vocals
- Bill Bryson - bass
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James Burton - guitar
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Sam Bush - mandolin
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John Cowan - bass
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Iris DeMent - harp, harmony vocals
- Steve Fishell - resonator guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel, Weissenborn
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Béla Fleck - banjo
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Rosie Flores - background vocals
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Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
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Glen D. Hardin - piano
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Emmylou Harris - harmony vocals
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Wanda Jackson - vocals
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John Jorgenson - mandolin, Spanish guitar
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Albert Lee - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Richard MacDonald - bass, acoustic guitar
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John Molo - drums
- Weldon Myrick - steel guitar, pedal steel
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Billy Thomas - drums, percussion, background vocals
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Wanda Vick - fiddle, acoustic guitar
- Don Whaley - bass, background vocals
Cover Version
In 2002 Dwight Yoakam covered "Louisville" for his box set 'Reprise Please Baby.'
Chart performance
Chart (1990)
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Peak position
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
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46
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