Why Not Me (album)

Why Not Me
Studio album by the Judds
Released	October 15, 1984
Recorded	Creative Workshop, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	32:41
Label	RCA Records/Curb
Producer	Brent Maher
the Judds chronology
Wynonna & Naomi (1983) Why Not Me (1984) Rockin' with the Rhythm (1985)

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Why Not Me is the first studio album by American country duo the Judds, released by RCA Records in 1984.

Why Not Me includes the duo's first Billboard number one single on the Country music charts, "Mama He's Crazy".^[2] That single was first released on their 1983 EP release The Judds: Wynonna & Naomi. Three more singles from the album reached number 1 on the country charts: "Why Not Me", "Girls Night Out", and "Love Is Alive".^[2]

The song "Why Not Me" went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986, as did "Mama He's Crazy" in 1985.

The album was produced by Brent Maher and arranged by Don Potter. Maher and Potter have had a hand in each Judds' album.

Track listing

1. "Why Not Me" (Harlan Howard, Sonny Throckmorton, Brent Maher) - 3:29
2. "Mr. Pain" (Kent Robbins, Naomi Judd) - 3:17
3. "Drops of Water" (Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland) - 3:24
4. "Sleeping Heart" (Don Potter, Rhonda "Kye" Fleming Gill) - 3:03
5. "My Baby's Gone" (Dennis Linde) - 2:48
6. "Bye Bye Baby Blues" (Howard, Throckmorton, Maher) - 2:52
7. "Girls' Night Out" (Maher, Jeff H. Bullock) - 2:50
8. "Love Is Alive" (Robbins) - 3:54
9. "Endless Sleep" (Jody Reynolds, Dolores Nance) - 3:06
10. "Mama He's Crazy" (Kenny O'Dell) - 3:14

Personnel

As listed in liner notes^[3]

The Judds

• Naomi Judd - vocals
• Wynonna Judd - vocals

Additional Musicians

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar, harmonica
• Sonny Garrish - pedal steel guitar, dobro
• Bobby Ogdin - piano
• Don Potter - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Gene Sisk - piano
• Jack Williams - bass guitar

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