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Tell Me Why (Wynonna Judd album)

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Released
  
May 11, 1993

Artist
  
Wynonna Judd

Producer
  
Tony Brown

Genre
  
Country music

Tell Me Why (1993)
  
Revelations (1996)

Release date
  
11 May 1993

Label
  
Curb Records

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Wynonna Judd albums, Country music albums

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Tell Me Why is the second studio album by American country music artist Wynonna, released on Curb / MCA Records in 1993. It produced the hit singles "Only Love", "Is It Over Yet", "Rock Bottom", "Girls with Guitars", and the title track, all top ten hits on the Billboard country music charts. "Let's Make a Baby King" also charted at #61 based on unsolicited airplay. The title song also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Tell Me Why" (Karla Bonoff) – 3:48
  2. "Rock Bottom" (Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb) – 3:07
  3. "Only Love" (Roger Murrah, Marcus Hummon) – 3:33
  4. "Let's Make a Baby King" (Jesse Winchester) – 3:33
  5. "Is It Over Yet" (Billy Kirsch) – 3:48
  6. "Father Sun" (Sheryl Crow, Jay Oliver) – 4:19
  7. "Girls with Guitars" (Mary Chapin Carpenter) – 3:15
  8. "Just Like New" (Jesse Winchester) – 2:51
  9. "I Just Drove By" (Kimmie Rhodes) – 3:58
  10. "That Was Yesterday" (Naomi Judd) – 5:37

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.

  • Bob Bailey – background vocals (2, 4, 6)
  • Eddie Bayers – drums (1-4, 6-10) percussion (6)
  • Barry Beckett – Hammond B3 organ (2)
  • Karla Bonoff – acoustic guitar (1), background vocals (1)
  • Steve Cropper – electric guitar (2)
  • Steve Dorff – string arrangements and conductor (3, 5)
  • Kim Fleming – background vocals (2, 4, 6)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (9)
  • Jim Horn – saxophone (4)
  • Marcus Hummon – acoustic guitar (3)
  • Naomi Judd – background vocals (7, 8)
  • Wynonna Judd – lead vocals, background vocals (3)
  • Billy Kirsch – piano (5)
  • Lyle Lovett – background vocals (7)
  • Terry McMillan – cowbell (1), tambourine (1), harmonica (9)
  • Steve Nathan – piano (1), Wurlitzer (4, 7-10), Hammond B3 organ (6)
  • Don Potter – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 6, 7, 9), rhythm guitar (4, 8, 10)
  • Chris Rodriguez – background vocals (3, 6)
  • Matt Rollings – Hammond B3 organ (1, 4, 8), Wurlitzer (2, 10), piano (6)
  • Steuart Smith – electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 7), lead guitar (4, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (9)
  • Harvey Thompson – saxophone (4)
  • George Tidwell – trumpet (4)
  • Wendy Waldman – background vocals (1)
  • Willie Weeks – bass guitar (1-4, 6-10)
  • Suzy Willis – background vocals (2, 4, 6)
  • Jesse Winchester – background vocals (8)

    • Production

  • Producer – Tony Brown
  • Associate Producer – Don Potter
  • Recorded by Chuck Ainlay at Emerald Sound Studio (Nashville, TN).
  • Second Engineers – Robert Charles, Larry Jefferies, Graham Lewis, Nick Sparks and Craig White.
  • Assistant recording on "Tell Me Why" – Jim Champange at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
  • Strings on "Only Love" and "Is It Over Yet" recorded by Bobby Fernandez at Warner Bros. Scoring Stage 1 (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Overdubs recorded by Chuck Ainlay, Russ Martin and Warren Peterson at Emerald Sound Studio, Backstage Studio, Javelina Recording Studio and Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, TN).
  • Mixed by Chuck Ainlay at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
  • Mastered by Chuck Ainlay and Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).
  • Project Coordinator – Jessie Noble
  • Art Direction – Virginia Team
  • Design – Jerry Joyner
  • Photography – Randee St. Nicholas
  • Hair – Earl Cox/Trumps
  • Make-up – Mary Beth Felts
  • Stylist – Vanessa Ware
  • Management – Ken Stilts Company, Inc.

    • Songs

    1Tell Me Why3:48
    2Rock Bottom3:08
    3Only Love3:35

    References

    Tell Me Why (Wynonna Judd album) Wikipedia
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