"Tell Me Why" is a song by

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The Wah Wah Collective "The Wah Wah Collective" were a British, initially a London-based Neo soul, neo-soul underground music group, who released vinyl-only EPs and singles in the mid 2000s. The music group gained notoriety for their mixture of neo-soul, Nu jazz, ...

. The original version was a

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only release in March 2004 on the

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label. A new remastered

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version of the song was circulated in late 2013 by I-innovate (UK) to support The Wah Wah Collective debut album '' Cry Baby Soul'' released 24 February 2014. To accompany the release of ''Cry Baby Soul'', re-issued 12" vinyl versions of "Tell Me Why" were redistributed. The album ''Cry Baby Soul'' features the full length version.

Background

Tell Me Why features

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(UK) based soul,

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vocalist Fiona Faye and was recorded within several Wah Wah jamming sessions in the early formation period of The Wah Wah Collective. Produced by Georgeyo with 'The Elusive' Najero Okenabirhie as Executive Producer.

Critical reception

The 2013/14 version of Tell Me Why received a positive reception and extensive airplay on many specialist

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s catering to the

and

funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the ...

genre throughout Europe, US and other countries. This prompted radio features and interviews for The Wah Wah Collective. On magazine album reviews for Cry Baby Soul the song 'Tell Me Why' was highlighted as one of the most popular songs by The Wah Wah Collective.

Track listing

12" Vinyl Release

2013 Digital Version

Personnel

* Featured Artist: Fiona Faye (Fiona Spence-Reid) * Software Programming: George Eyo, Najero Okenabirhie * Keyboards: George Eyo * Background vocals: George Eyo, Najero Okenabirhie * Song Arrangement: George Eyo, Mel Glynn * Executive Producer: Najero Okenabirhie

References

External links

MTV Artists Profile: The Wah Wah Collective

Motor City & Funk Radio: Soul Chart
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OneLuvFM (France) Featured Artists

The Wah Wah Collective Discog's Page

Sound Fusion Radio (UK) Featured Artists

BBC Music - The Wah Wah Collective

The Wah Wah Collective on Rootdown FM (US)
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