You Tell Me (Johnny Cash song) explained

You Tell Me
Type:	single
Artist:	Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two
A-Side:	"You Tell Me" "Goodby Little Darlin'"
Genre:	country
Label:	Sun 331

"You Tell Me" is a song originally recorded by Johnny Cash. It was written for him by Roy Orbison.^{[1] [2]}

The song was recorded by Cash at Sun Records in May 1958. and released as a single (Sun 331, with "Goodby Little Darlin'" on the opposite side) in September 1959,^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]} when he already left the label for Columbia.

Notes and References

1. Book: John M. Alexander. The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. 2018-04-10. University of Arkansas Press. 978-1-68226-051-7. 31–.
2. Book: John L. Smith. Another Song to Sing: The Recorded Repertoire of Johnny Cash. 1 January 1999. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-3629-7.
3. Book: John Edwards Memorial Foundation. JEMF Quarterly. 1974. John Edwards Memorial Foundation.
4. Book: Joel Whitburn. Top Country Singles, 1944 to 2001: Chart Data Compiled from Billboard's Country Singles Charts, 1944-2001. 2002. Record Research. 978-0-89820-151-2.
   Book: Joel Whitburn. Joel Whitburn's Top Country Songs: 1944-2005, Billboard. 2005. Record Research. 978-0-89820-165-9.
5. Book: Tim Neely. Goldmine Records & Prices. registration. Goodbye Little You Tell Me Sun 331.. 2004-05-01. Krause Publications. 978-0-87349-781-7.
6. Book: Colin Escott. Colin Escott. Martin Hawkins. Sun Records: The Brief History of the Legendary Recording Label. registration. Goodbye Little Darling You Tell Me.. 1980. Quick Fox. 978-0-8256-3161-0.
7. Book: George Albert. The Cash Box Country Singles Charts, 1958-1982. 1984-01-01. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1685-5.
8. Book: Peter Lewry. I've Been Everywhere: A Johnny Cash Chronicle. 2001. Helter Skelter. 978-1-900924-22-1.
   September
   Sun records release “You Tell Me”/ “Goodbye, Little Darlin” (Sun 331) and it registers on the country charts for just four weeks with a high of #22..