Jann Browne

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jann Browne

| image =

| caption =

| image_size = 150

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|3|14}}

| origin = Anderson, Indiana, United States

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = Country

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1989-present

| label = Curb, Cross 3, Plan B

| past_member_of = Asleep at the Wheel

| website = {{URL|http://www.jannbrowne.com/}}

}}

Jann Browne (born Jana Lynn Stebner;{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/920364013 |title=BLUE SUITCASE |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=February 3, 2025}} March 14, 1954{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifexql5ldae~T1 |title=Jann Browne biography |access-date=2008-01-07 |last=Deming |first=Mark |work=Allmusic}}) is an American country music singer. She moved to Southern California in 1978 where she performed in a number of Orange County country bars.The Encyclopedia of country music - Oxford University Press 1998 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.{{cite news|first=Holly|last=Gleason|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-18-ca-719-story.html|title=Country Singer Jann Browne Gets a Shot at Big Time|date=January 18, 1989}} 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=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan=2 style="width:14em;"\| Title ! rowspan=2 style="width:20em;"\| Album details ! colspan=1\| Peak positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="60"\| US Country
scope="row"\| Tell Me Why \| Release date: February 12, 1990 Label: Curb Records \| 46
scope="row"\| It Only Hurts When I Laugh \| Release date: April 23, 1991 Label: Curb Records \| —
scope="row"\| Count Me In \| Release date: September 12, 1995 Label: Cross Three Records \| —
scope="row"\| Missed Me by a Mile \| Release date: October 30, 2001 Label: Plan B Records \| —
scope="row"\| Buckin' Around \| Release date: March 6, 2007 Label: Plan B Records \| —
colspan=3 style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan=2 style="width:14em;"| Title

! rowspan=2 style="width:20em;"| Album details

! colspan=1| Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="60"| US Country

scope="row"| Tell Me Why

Release date: February 12, 1990
Label: Curb Records

| 46

scope="row"| It Only Hurts When I Laugh

Release date: April 23, 1991
Label: Curb Records

| —

scope="row"| Count Me In

Release date: September 12, 1995
Label: Cross Three Records

| —

scope="row"| Missed Me by a Mile

Release date: October 30, 2001
Label: Plan B Records

| —

scope="row"| Buckin' Around

Release date: March 6, 2007
Label: Plan B Records

| —

colspan=3 style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan=2\| Year ! rowspan=2 style="width:16em;"\| Single ! colspan=1\| Peak positions ! rowspan=2\| Album
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="65"\| US Country{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jann-browne\|title=Jann Browne - Chart History\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=January 29, 2018}}
rowspan=2\| 1989 ! scope="row"\| "You Ain't Down Home" \| 19 \| align="left" rowspan=4\| Tell Me Why
scope="row"\| "Tell Me Why" \| 18
rowspan=2\| 1990 ! scope="row"\| "Mexican Wind" \| —^A
scope="row"\| "Louisville" \| 75
rowspan=2\| 1991 ! scope="row"\| "Better Love Next Time" \| — \| align="left" rowspan=2\| It Only Hurts When I Laugh
scope="row"\| "It Only Hurts When I Laugh"{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-06-29.pdf\|title=Single Reviews\|magazine=Billboard\|date=June 29, 1991}} \| —
colspan=4 style="font-size:8pt"\| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan=2| Year

! rowspan=2 style="width:16em;"| Single

! colspan=1| Peak positions

! rowspan=2| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="65"| US Country{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/jann-browne|title=Jann Browne - Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 29, 2018}}

rowspan=2| 1989

! scope="row"| "You Ain't Down Home"

| 19

| align="left" rowspan=4| Tell Me Why

scope="row"| "Tell Me Why"

| 18

rowspan=2| 1990

! scope="row"| "Mexican Wind"

| —^A

scope="row"| "Louisville"

| 75

rowspan=2| 1991

! scope="row"| "Better Love Next Time"

| —

| align="left" rowspan=2| It Only Hurts When I Laugh

scope="row"| "It Only Hurts When I Laugh"{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-06-29.pdf|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|date=June 29, 1991}}

| —

colspan=4 style="font-size:8pt"| "—" 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.{{cite magazine|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-06-30.pdf|title=Hot Country Radio Breakouts|date=June 30, 1990|magazine=Billboard}}

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
Year ! style="width:12em;"\| Video
rowspan="2"\| 1990 ! scope="row"\| "Tell Me Why"
scope="row"\| "Mexican Wind"
1991 ! scope="row"\| "Better Love Next Time"

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Year

! style="width:12em;"| Video

rowspan="2"| 1990

! scope="row"| "Tell Me Why"

scope="row"| "Mexican Wind"

1991

! scope="row"| "Better Love Next Time"