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Pam Tillis - Put Yourself in My Place Audio CD

A fair review of the Pam Tillis "Put Yourself in My Place" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Pam Tillis reviews here, or go back to the Pam Tillis tabs.

Pam Tillis Band: Pam Tillis
Title: Put Yourself in My Place
Rating:
Release Date: 2002-02-05
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Put Yourself in My Place - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis 2: Melancholy Child - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis 3: Maybe It Was Memphis - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis 4: Blue Rose Is - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis, 5: Dont Tell Me What to Do - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis 6: One of Those Things - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis 7: Draggin' My Chains - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis, 8: Ancient History - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis, 9: I've Seen Enough to Know - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis, 10: Already Fallen - Eddie Bayers, Dennis Burnside, Larry Byrom, Steve Gibson, Carl Jackson, John Jorgenson, Paul Leim, Matt Rollings, Pam Tillis,

Brilliant singing, even better songwriting
I'd heard a couple of Pam Tillis's songs and decided to check out more. I've been exploring country music as part of my personal effort to break into country songwriting. So I got her concert DVD thru Netflix and was BLOWN AWAY (to quote the title of one of her songs). On the DVD they played "Ancient History" (Bob DiPiero / John Scott Sherrill) during a photo slide-show in the Extras. I absolutely loved that song, so I hightailed it down to the used-CD store and bought this album, which includes that song and several other classics -- "Melancholy Child," "Maybe It Was Memphis," "Don't Tell Me What To Do" (written by country songwriting legends Harlan Howard and Max D. Barnes), and more. The songs on this album, several of which were cowritten by Tillis, are so good that it plays like a "Greatest Hits" CD. In fact, while it played I had to keep double-checking the CD insert to make sure I hadn't accidentally bought a compilation of hits. As another reviewer hinted, the 1990s were a golden age of neo-traditionalism in country music, right before it veered off into its current state of destitution (for more on that topic, listen to "Murder on Music Row" by Larry Cordle). Pam Tillis was right at the forefront of that golden age. Songs like "Put Yourself in My Place" and "Ancient History" harken back to the honkytonk/swing country sound that I've always loved from the 1960s, but with a contemporary spin. In short, this album is a classic -- and this is coming from a guy who spent most of his life listening to Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, opera, classical, and jazz. Not only does Pam Tillis know how to choose (and cowrite) great songs, but her great voice enables her to interpret them with great passion, flair, and beauty. If I could, I'd give a six-star rating for *Put Yourself in My Place*.

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Pam Tillis Put Yourself In My Place
Put Yourself In My Place
2. Track Listing:

1. Melancholy Child
3. Maybe It Was Memphis
4. Blue Rose Is
5. Don't Tell Me What To Do
6. One Of Those Things
7. Draggin' My Heart
8. Ancient History
9. I've Seen Enough To Know
10. Already Fallen.


Great All Around
it's becoming more difficult to separate the good from the bad, but occasionally a gem like this comes along to make the search worthwhile. I'm a country fan, but I can face reality: much of the country music that has been prodced since the mid-nineties has been fluff. Man, this girl can sing. This CD produced 5 hit singles, but frankly, there's no fluff on here. I could see any of these songs being a hit on the radio. Rarely will you find such a fine combination of singer and songwriters to come up with such magic, especially for something that isn't an "event" CD.

I can play this all the way through without skipping any songs, so it gets my highest recommendation. I'd advise to pick this CD up instead of any of Ms. Tillis' greatest hits collections. I think you'd enjoy this one more, expecially for the price.


One of my best buys ever!
This album also boasts Some of the finest country harmony vocals you will ever hear, well worth buying just for that alone

Brilliant. God, can this girl sing! Not one bad track on the whole CD with high points for me being the excellent 'put yourself in my place' and 'don't tell me what to do'.


Excellent debut!
The best songs on the CD are "Maybe It Was Memphis," "Blue Rose Is," "Don't Tell Me What To Do," "One Of Those Things," and "Ancient History. This CD produced five singles, many of which hit the top ten. " Lyrics are included on the insert, and writers credits include Pam herself, Paul Overstreet, Harlan Howard, and Radney Foster.


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