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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.

Tell Me Why
Studio album by Wynonna
Released	May 11, 1993
Studio	Emerald Sound, Nashville
Genre	Country
Label	Curb / MCA
Producer	Tony Brown
Wynonna chronology
Wynonna (1992) Tell Me Why (1993) Revelations (1996)
Singles from Tell Me Why
"Tell Me Why" Released: April 3, 1993 "Only Love" Released: July 17, 1993 "Is It Over Yet" Released: October 30, 1993 "Rock Bottom" Released: February 19, 1994 "Girls with Guitars" Released: June 4, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	A link
Los Angeles Times	link
Robert Christgau	link
Rolling Stone	link
Orlando Sentinel	favorable link

Track listing

1. "Tell Me Why" (Karla Bonoff) – 3:50
2. "Rock Bottom" (Buddy Buie, J. R. Cobb) – 3:07
3. "Only Love" (Roger Murrah, Marcus Hummon) – 3:35
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) – 3:18
8. "Just Like New" (Winchester) – 2:51
9. "I Just Drove By" (Kimmie Rhodes) – 3:58
10. "That Was Yesterday" (Naomi Judd) – 5:37

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[1]

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

Production

• Tony Brown – producer
• Don Potter – associate producer
• Chuck Ainlay – recording, overdub recording (2-10), mixing, mastering
• Clark Germain – overdub recording (1)
• Jim Champange – overdub recording assistant (1)
• Russ Martin – overdub recording (2-10)
• Warren Peterson – overdub recording (2-10)
• Robert Fernandez – string recording (3, 5)
• Graham Lewis – second engineer
• Nick Sparks – second engineer
• Robert Charles – second engineer (7)
• Larry Jefferies – second engineer (7)
• Craig White – second engineer (7)
• Denny Purcell – mastering
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Virginia Team – art direction
• Jerry Joyner – design
• Randee St. Nicholas – photography
• Earl Cox/Trumps – hair
• Mary Beth Felts – make-up
• Vanessa Ware – stylist
• Ken Stilts Company, Inc. – management

Studios

• Recorded at Emerald Sound Studio (Nashville, TN).
• Overdubbed at Emerald Sound Studio, Backstage Studio, Javelina Recording Studio and Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, TN).
• Strings recorded at Warner Bros. Scoring Stage 1 (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mixed at Masterfonics (Nashville, TN).
• Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).

Charts and certifications

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

References

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