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.
Contents
Personnel
Byron Berline - fiddle, mandolin
Michael Bowden - bass
Jann Browne - vocals, background vocals
Bill Bryson - bass
James Burton - guitar
Sam Bush - mandolin
John Cowan - bass
Iris DeMent - harp, harmony vocals
Steve Fishell - resonator guitar, steel guitar, lap steel guitar, pedal steel, Weissenborn
Béla Fleck - banjo
Rosie Flores - background vocals
Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar
Glen D. Hardin - piano
Emmylou Harris - harmony vocals
Wanda Jackson - vocals
John Jorgenson - mandolin, Spanish guitar
Albert Lee - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Richard MacDonald - bass, acoustic guitar
John Molo - drums
Weldon Myrick - steel guitar, pedal steel
Harry Stinson - background vocals
Billy Thomas - drums, percussion, background vocals
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.'