Tell Me Why is a 1993 album by American country music

Country music

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 artist Wynonna. Released on MCA

MCA Records

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/Curb Records

Curb Records

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 in 1993, the album produced the hit singles "Only Love", "Is It Over Yet", "Rock Bottom", and "Girls with Guitars", all Top Ten hits on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country music charts. "Let's Make a Baby King" also charted at #61 based on unsolicited airplay.

Track listing

1. "Tell Me Why
   Tell Me Why (Wynonna Judd song)
   "Tell Me Why" is the title of a song written by Karla Bonoff and recorded by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in 1993 as the first single from Judd's album Tell Me Why. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1993 and #1 on the RPM...
   
   " (Karla Bonoff
   Karla Bonoff
   Karla Bonoff is an American singer-songwriter, primarily known for her songwriting.As a songwriter, Bonoff's songs have been interpreted by other artists such as "Home" by Bonnie Raitt, "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna Judd, and "Isn't It Always Love" by Lynn Anderson...
   
   ) – 3:48
2. "Rock Bottom
   Rock Bottom (Wynonna Judd song)
   "Rock Bottom" is a single by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. Released in 1994, it was the fourth single from the album Tell Me Why. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Buddy Buie
   Buddy Buie
   Buddy Buie is a songwriter, producer, and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, The Classics IV and The Atlanta Rhythm Section.-Biography:...
   
   , J. R. Cobb) – 3:07
3. "Only Love
   Only Love (Wynonna Judd song)
   "Only Love" is the title of a song written by Roger Murrah and Marcus Hummon, and recorded by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. It was released in 1993 as the second single from the album Tell Me Why. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart...
   
   " (Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
   
   , Marcus Hummon
   Marcus Hummon
   Marcus Spencer Hummon is an American country music artist. After several years of playing in various bands, he eventually found his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where he was signed to a songwriting contract, and subsequently a record deal with Columbia Records, which released his debut album All...
   
   ) – 3:33
4. "Let's Make a Baby King" (Jesse Winchester
   Jesse Winchester
   Jesse Winchester is a musician and songwriter who was born and raised in the southern United States. To avoid the Vietnam War draft he moved to Canada in 1967, which is where and when he began his career as a solo artist. His highest charting recordings were of his own tunes, "Yankee Lady" in 1970...
   
   ) – 3:33
5. "Is It Over Yet
   Is It Over Yet
   "Is It Over Yet" is a single by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. Released in 1993, it was the third single from the album Tell Me Why. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Billy Kirsch) – 3:48
6. "Father Sun" (Sheryl Crow
   Sheryl Crow
   Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...
   
   , Jay Oliver) – 4:19
7. "Girls with Guitars
   Girls with Guitars
   "Girls with Guitars" is a single by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. Released in 1994, it was the fifth single from the album Tell Me Why. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Mary Chapin Carpenter
   Mary Chapin Carpenter
   Mary Chapin Carpenter is an American folk and country music artist. Carpenter spent several years singing in Washington, D.C. clubs before signing in the late 1980s with Columbia Records, who marketed her as a country singer...
   
   ) – 3:15
8. "Just Like New" (Winchester) – 2:51
9. "I Just Drove By" (Kimmie Rhodes) – 3:58
10. "That Was Yesterday" (Naomi Judd
    Naomi Judd
    Naomi Judd is an American country music singer, songwriter, and activist.-Personal life:She was born Diana Ellen Judd to Charles Glen Judd and his wife Pauline Judd on January 11, 1946, in Ashland, Kentucky. Her father owned a gas station; her mother started out as a homemaker but later became a...
    
    ) – 5:37

Charts & Certification

Chart (1993)	Peak Position	Certifications
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	5	Platinum
Canadian Albums Chart	29	Platinum