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Artwork for I’m Tellin’ You John Prine, Holly Williams

I’m Tellin’ You

John Prine, Holly Williams

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  1. Released on Oh Boy Records, also All the Best, Blue Eyed Elaine and The Sins of Memphisto

  2. Part of For Better, or Worse, also Look at Us, Fifteen Years Ago and Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out

  3. Written by Billy Hughes, also Tennessee Saturday Night (Freddy Quinn) and This Troubled Mind of Mine (Arlo Guthrie)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Billy Hughes first appears on fono in 1970, 46 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Billy Hughes and James “Texas Jim” Lewis
Performed by
Al Perkins, Dave Jacques, Holly Williams, Jason Wilber, John Prine, Kenneth Blevins and Mark Howard
Part of
For Better, or Worse
Released on
Oh Boy Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Al Perkins

    I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Al Perkins

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Dave Jacques

    I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Dave Jacques

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Holly Williams

    I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Holly Williams

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Jason Wilber

    I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Jason Wilber

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was performed by John Prine

    I’m Tellin’ You was performed by John Prine

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Kenneth Blevins

    I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Kenneth Blevins

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Mark Howard

    I’m Tellin’ You was performed by Mark Howard

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was written by Billy Hughes

    I’m Tellin’ You was written by Billy Hughes

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was written by James “Texas Jim” Lewis

    I’m Tellin’ You was written by James “Texas Jim” Lewis

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You is part of the release For Better, or Worse

    I’m Tellin’ You is part of the release For Better, or Worse

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Oh Boy Records is the label of the song I’m Tellin’ You

    Oh Boy Records is the label of the song I’m Tellin’ You

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz I’m Tellin’ You was released on 2016-09-30

    I’m Tellin’ You was released on 2016-09-30

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026