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Hitside! 1970-1980

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Several Tillis Compilations have been released over the Years, all of them SHORT, and all of them lacking many essential songs. FINALLY Raven Records has blessed us with this Treasure of Country Music...25 Wonderful Tunes, covering Multi Labels, and including all of Tillis' Greatest Sides, from His own #1 Country Hits to those He wrote that were Major Hits for others; An informative CD Booklet with some good Photos, and Excellent Remastered Sound. I am listening as I Type, it's very refreshing to Hear Old-Time Country, with Fiddles and Steel Guitar, and REAL Heartfelt Honky Tonk Vocals, unlike so many Rock-Oriented "Country" Songs of Today...Highest Reccomendation

If you've been looking for a definitive collection of one of Country Music's premier songwriters, well, here it is. This is a Raven Records release (Australian) and I admit to be a bit hesitant to order it. But, the sound and mixing is just fine and well worth the affordable price. This CD contains 25 songs (4 bonus tracks; including "Detroit City"). The earliest Mel hits are here, including "Sawmill", "Midnight....", and "Arms of a Fool". Best of all, they're Original, not lame re-recordings. There's also a fine set of liner notes which provide a detailed bio and quick-discography review of Mel for the decade of '70-'80. Get it while it's still available.

I hate to sound like a broken record in my reviews, but here's another career retrospective that has been needed for years. Mel Tillis was a fine singer in that 1970s vein of country music, and he was an even better writer (Detroit City, now thats a song). Another victim of shoddy collections, Tillis gets his due in this nice lineup of hits and some lesser known interpretations of his compositions that hit for other singers. My favorite Tillis cut has to be "Send Me Down to Tuson," though "Coca Cola Cowboy" and "I've Got the Horse" are up there. And there are real nice liner notes. Why did an Australian company have to do this release, don't American labels understand what they have in the vaults? And again the broken record--dare we dream of a Bear Family box!

I really like the CD. Mel Tilis has been a favorite of mine. It is great that this CD has many of his long time hits.

this cd is very nice because it carries a lot of mel tillis songs from the 70's.
not good if you're looking for the early recordings from the 60's.
exellent sound quality & liner notes. everything you could hope to find
during his mca years.

Contains most of Mel's greatest in one place. Great quality on the sound too!

Thank's to Amazon.com I finally found this Mel Tillis collection on CD. Great music from the Mel Tillis originals. These songs allow the listener to enjoy country music selections when it was really COUNTRY. Nicely remastered. Ordered on Thursday and received on Saturday - Wonderful service. Thanks Amazon.

Love Mel and all that he has done. On this one; your body is an Outlaw.

I search for older music of all genres'. What a boon to find Amazon. (am I the only person in the world that wasn't aware of the scope of what they offer) If they don't have it, they'll get it.

I've always been a Mel Tillis fan and this CD is awesome, it has all my favorites. He is a wonderful singer/songwriter and I do a lot of his songs in my own singing gigs. With his influence, I also write his type of country traditional songs. Worth every cent.

I picked this up on a lark -- boy was I surprised! Mel was not just a gifted writer and singer, his records were cut by the very cream of the crop in terms of production, musicians, and backing vocals.

There are many many hits here, most of which I had completely forgotten even existed -- great melodies like "Neon Rose," and impossible-to-get-out-of-your-mind numbers like "Melody Maker" or "Sawmill." There's not a mediocre song here.

A great collection, long overdue. This is a must-have for old-school country fans.