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Tell Me Why

Words & Music by Titus Iurner

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Tell Me Why

Words & Music by Titus Iurner

Every time I look at someone new
Tell me why I think of you
Then you sometimes ask me by
You're playing with love
Darling tell me why

You left me all alone
To cry over you
My heart is torn and broken
There's nothing left to do

In my prayers, I'll mention you
When you're gone I feel so blue
Why can't I have all of you
Oh, somebody, please tell me why

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Tell Me Why was written by Titus Turner and first recorded by Marie Knight (Wing 90069) in early 1956. Later that year, both Gale Storm (Dot 15470) and the Crew Cuts (Mercury 70890) recorded the song.

Elvis recorded Tell Me Why on January 12, 1957, at Radio Recorders. Take #5 was chosen for release. Tell Me Why remained unreleased for almost nine years. When it was finally released as a single in 1966, it had a seven-weeks stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #33. Sales of over a million copies have been claimed for Tell Me Why.

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Every time I look at someone new
Tell me why I think of you
Then you sometimes ask me by
You're playing with love
Darling tell me why

You left me all alone
To cry over you
My heart is torn and broken
There's nothing left to do

In my prayers, I'll mention you
When you're gone I feel so blue
Why can't I have all of you
Oh, somebody, please tell me why


Tell Me Why was written by Titus Turner and first recorded by Marie Knight (Wing 90069) in early 1956. Later that year, both Gale Storm (Dot 15470) and the Crew Cuts (Mercury 70890) recorded the song.

Elvis recorded Tell Me Why on January 12, 1957, at Radio Recorders. Take #5 was chosen for release. Tell Me Why remained unreleased for almost nine years. When it was finally released as a single in 1966, it had a seven-weeks stay on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, peaking at #33. Sales of over a million copies have been claimed for Tell Me Why.