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5.0 out of 5 stars
Pam sings traditional country - just like dad Mel, 17 Nov 2002
Mel Tillis was a successful country singer, but some of his best known songs were hits for others, including Ruby don't take your love to town, the song which Kenny Rogers and the First Edition took high in the pop charts on both sides of the Atlantic. In paying tribute to her dad by recording some of Mel's songs, Pam omitted Ruby (understandably - it would have been difficult to adapt for a female singer) but she found plenty of other great songs to record.The most famous song here is Detroit city. Originally an American country hit for Bobby Bare, it became an international pop hit for Tom Jones. My favorite version of this song is by Dolly Parton - it first appeared on her 1980 album 9 to 5 and odd jobs - but Pam's version is also brilliant. Dolly herself joins Pam for an emotional cover of Violet and a rose - a song which was an American country hit for Wanda Jackson as well as for Mel himself. Other celebrity guests include Ray Benson (of Asleep at the wheel) who was also the record producer, Emmylou, Delbert McClinton, Marty Stuart, Rhonda Vincent and Trisha Yearwood. Of the other songs, Emotions (Brenda Lee), I ain't never (Webb Pierce), So wrong (Patsy Cline, Honey open that door (a song I first heard on a Ricky Skaggs album), Mental revenge and Burning memories are perhaps the best known. This is an exceptional album, the most traditional-sounding that Pam has ever recorded. Pam established her career via contemporary country, but this album shows where her roots are.
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