I Can't Tell You Why

"I Can't Tell You Why" is a 1980 song by Eagles and taken from their sixth studio album The Long Run. It went to number 5 in Canada, number 8 in the United States, number 11 in New Zealand and number 48 in the Netherlands.

"I Can't Tell You Why"
Single by Eagles
from The Long Run"
B-side"The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks"
ReleasedFebruary 8, 1980
RecordedMarch 1978
GenreBlue-eyed soul,[1] rock[2]
Length4:30 (7")
4:56 (LP)
LabelAsylum Records
Songwriter(s)Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, Don Henley
Producer(s)Bill Szymczyk
Eagles singles chronology
""The Long Run"
(1979)
I Can't Tell You Why ""Seven Bridges Road"
(1980)

Track listing

  • 7" single (45-1965/AS 12.418/K 12418/E-46608)[3]
Side A
No. Title Length
1. "I Can't Tell You Why"   4:30
Side B
No. Title Length
2. "The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks"   2:20
  • 7" promo (E-46608)[3]
Side A
No. Title Length
1. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Mono) 4:30
Side B
No. Title Length
2. "I Can't Tell You Why" (Stereo) 4:30

References

  1. "0/1: 5 essential Eagles albums- 'Hotel to 'Border'". AZCentral.
  2. "The Eagles - and fans - take it to the limit" – via The Globe and Mail.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "I Can't Tell You Why" at Discogs (list of releases)