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Released on Motown, also I Want You Back (The Jacksons), Truly (Lionel Richie) and You Mean More to Me (Lionel Richie)
Written by Lionel Richie, also Truly (Lionel Richie), You Mean More to Me (Lionel Richie) and You Are (Lionel Richie)
Part of In the Pocket, also Oh No, This Love and Been Loving You
Released on Bellaphon, also Zwickt’s mi (Wolfgang Ambros), Es lebe der Zentralfriedhof (Wolfgang Ambros) and Mellow Mood (The Wailers)
Credits
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- Written by
- David Cochrane and Lionel Richie
- Part of
- In the Pocket
- Written by
- David Cochrane and Lionel Richie
- Part of
- In the Pocket
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Same writer: Lionel Richie
Same writer: David Cochrane
Same label: Motown
Same release: In the Pocket
Same label: Bellaphon
Same writer: Lionel Richie
Same writer: David Cochrane
Same release: In the Pocket
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Why You Wanna Try Me was written by David Cochrane
Why You Wanna Try Me was written by David Cochrane
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2MusicBrainz Why You Wanna Try Me was written by Lionel Richie
Why You Wanna Try Me was written by Lionel Richie
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Why You Wanna Try Me is part of the release In the Pocket
Why You Wanna Try Me is part of the release In the Pocket
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Bellaphon is the label of the song Why You Wanna Try Me
Bellaphon is the label of the song Why You Wanna Try Me
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Motown is the label of the song Why You Wanna Try Me
Motown is the label of the song Why You Wanna Try Me
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6MusicBrainz Why You Wanna Try Me was released on 1981-06-22
Why You Wanna Try Me was released on 1981-06-22
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026