"Tell Me Why" is a song written and recorded by Karla Bonoff for her 1988 studio album New World.

In 1993, the song was covered by American country music artist Wynonna Judd and released in April 1993 as the first single and title track from her album Tell Me Why.

The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1993[2] and number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada the following month.

[3] The song was written by Karla Bonoff and makes its first appearance on her 1988 studio album "New World".

"[4] In 1993, country music artist Wynonna Judd released the album Tell Me Why, which featured "Tell Me Why" as the title track.