Tell Me Why (1956 song)

[1] It is a slow, strong rhythm and blues ballad, and has a melody reminiscent of "Just a Closer Walk with Thee".[citation needed] The first hit version was by Marie Knight, a black R&B singer, on the Mercury's subsidiary label, Wing.It was issued in late 1965 during a period in which his label, RCA Victor, was issuing previously unreleased archival recordings,[4] to make up for the fact Presley was, at the time, recording exclusively film soundtracks (see the 1965 album, Elvis for Everyone!Billboard described Presley's version as a "slow blues rocker [that] is revived and released in the U.S. with top of the chart action anticipated," after being a "proven hit" in England.[5] The track reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1965.