I Can't Tell You Why

"I Can't Tell You Why" is a song from the Eagles which appeared on their 1979 album The Long Run.[1]  The song was written by Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, and Don Henley, and was the first Eagles song to feature Schmit on lead vocals.

In the 1980 promotional video for the song, Schmit (on bass guitar) is accompanied by Frey (electric piano), Henley (drums), Don Felder (electric guitar and guitar solos), and Joe Walsh (organ), along with Joe Walsh's touring sideman Joe Vitale (synthesizer). The studio version became a Top 10 hit in April 1980, reaching #8 and also peaked at number 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[2]  "I Can't Tell You Why" also appears in live versions on Eagles Live in 1980 and Hell Freezes Over in 1994. ==Cover versions == ==Personnel ==
 * Schmit performed the song while on tour with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band in 1992. A performance was released on the 1993 live album Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Volume 2: Live from Montreux.
 * Country musician Vince Gill covered this tune in 1993 on The Eagles tribute album Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles. His version went to number 42 on the Hot Country Songscharts.
 * R&B group Brownstone covered the song on their 1995 debut album, From the Bottom Up. Their version reached number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 22 on the Hot R&B chart and number 27 in the UK. It has also been covered by R&B vocalists Howard Hewett and Gerald Alston.
 * The song was also covered by Smooth Jazz musician Larry Carlton which featured the R&B group Shai singing vocals. It was featured on his album, Deep Into It.
 * American alternative rock band Lazlo Bane covered the song for their 70's covers album Guilty Pleasures, which was released in 2007.
 * In 2009, it was given an Electronica reworking by the Canadian duo Chromeo.
 * In 2012 Chubby Tavares (of Tavares) included a version on his album Jealousy produced by Carla Olson.
 * In 2013 The Swon Brothers covered the song in the finals for the Voice, an American Music Competition show.
 * Timothy B. Schmit: Bass guitar, lead vocals
 * Don Henley: Drums, backing vocals
 * Glenn Frey: Lead guitar, electric piano, backing vocals
 * Don Felder: Electric guitar
 * Joe Walsh: Organ, string synthesizer