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"Tell Me Why" is a popular song written by Marty Gold with the lyrics by Al Alberts. The song was published in 1951. The first version of the song released was a recording by Jerry Gray and his orchestra, released by Decca company in 1951, 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"〔(Capitol Records in the 1500 to 1999 series )〕). ==Major recorded versions== A successful version of the song was recorded by Al Alberts' group, The Four Aces, on October 23, 1951, and released later the same year by Decca Records as catalog number 27860.〔(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 No. 2.〔 〕 The flip side was "A Garden in the Rain," also a success for the Aces. It was also recorded a brief time later by Eddie Fisher in a version that scored the Top 10. This version was recorded on December 5, 1951, and released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-4444.〔(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 No. 7.〔 The flip side featured the song "Trust in Me." Bobby Vinton released "Tell Me Why" in 1964. Vinton's version spent 8 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 13,〔(Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100 ), ''Billboard.com''. Accessed October 12, 2015〕 while reaching No. 3 on ''Billboard'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tell Me Why (1951 song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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