Jann Browne

Jann Browne (born Jana Lynn Stebner; March 14, 1954 ) is an American country music singer. She moved to Southern California in 1978 where she performed in a number of Orange County country bars. From 1981 through 1983, before her solo career, she was a vocalist with the Western swing group Asleep at the Wheel. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted three singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. Her highest single is the 1990s "Tell Me Why" at No. 18. She was named "Female Entertainer of the Year", and her song "Louisville" was named "Song of the Year", by the California Country Music Association. In 1990, she was nominated for Top New Female Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music Awards, along with Daniele Alexander and Mary Chapin Carpenter, but lost to Carpenter.

Discography

Albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country Tell Me Why Release date: February 12, 1990 Label: Curb Records 46 It Only Hurts When I Laugh Release date: April 23, 1991 Label: Curb Records — Count Me In Release date: September 12, 1995 Label: Cross Three Records — Missed Me by a Mile Release date: October 30, 2001 Label: Plan B Records — Buckin' Around Release date: March 6, 2007 Label: Plan B Records — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1989 "You Ain't Down Home" 19 Tell Me Why "Tell Me Why" 18 1990 "Mexican Wind" —A "Louisville" 75 1991 "Better Love Next Time" — It Only Hurts When I Laugh "It Only Hurts When I Laugh" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes: A "Mexican Wind" did not chart on Hot Country Songs, but peaked at No. 2 on Hot Country Radio Breakouts.

Music videos Year Video 1990 "Tell Me Why" "Mexican Wind" 1991 "Better Love Next Time"

Awards and nominations