Tell Me Why (1951 song)

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title = Tell Me Why
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composer = Marty Gold
lyricist = Al Alberts
published = 1951
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language = English
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original_artist = The Four Aces
recorded_by = Eddie Fisher
Jerry Gray and his orchestra
Dinah Washington
Bobby Vinton
performed_by = "Tell Me Why" is a popular song.

The music was written by Marty Gold, the lyrics by Al Alberts. The song was published in 1951.

Major recorded versions

The hit version of the song was recorded by Alberts' group, The Four Aces, in 1951. It was also recorded a short time later by Eddie Fisher in a version that reached the Top 10.

The recording by The Four Aces was recorded on October 23, 1951, and released by Decca Records as catalog number 27860 [http://settlet.fateback.com/Dec27500.htm Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series] ] . It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on September 7, 1951 and lasted 24 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2 cite book
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The recording by Eddie Fisher was recorded on December 5, 1951, and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4444 [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/RCA204000.htm RCA Victor Records in the 20-4000 to 20-4499 series] ] . It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on December 28, 1951 and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #7 . The flip side was "Trust in Me."

Other versions

The song was also covered in a recording by Jerry Gray and his orchestra, released by Decca even before they released the Four Aces' recording, as catalog number 27621, with the flip side "Restringing the Pearls", by Skeets McDonald (released by Capitol Records as catalog number 1957, with the flip side "Be My Life's Companion" [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/Capitol1500.htm Capitol Records in the 1500 to 1999 series] ] ), and by Dinah Washington (recorded January 1952, released by Mercury Records as catalog number 8267, with the flip side "Wheel of Fortune" [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/Merc080.htm Mercury Records in the 8000 to 8310 series] ] ).

Bobby Vinton revived "Tell Me Why" in 1964 and reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his version.

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