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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 3, 2002)
  • Original Release Date: September 3, 2002
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B00006FN8G
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #162,474 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Tribute albums often suffer from a lack of cohesion, but not in this case. That's because the delightful It's All Relative features just one singer--Pam Tillis--and the artist she celebrates just happens to be her father, the legendary singer-songwriter-actor Mel Tillis. Daughter Pam tackles 13 of her dad's songs, some of them famous ("I Ain't Never," "So Wrong"), some of them more obscure ("Violet and a Rose," "Not Like It Was with You"). High-profile guests include Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton, the Jordanaires, Delbert McClinton, Marty Stuart, Ray Benson (who produced four tracks), and Papa himself, who helps out on the rousing closer "Come On and Sing." Pam's arrangements are mostly familiar--she does "Burning Memories" in the same honky-tonk shuffle style that Ray Price used on the hit version--but she takes liberties with Price's "Heart over Mind," here done as a heartfelt ballad, and Bobby Bare's "Detroit City," played as an orchestrated, "Ode to Billie Joe"-style folk song. It all hangs together, though, making It's All Relative a success from start to finish. --David Hill
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars homage to dad, May 15, 2003
As one of country's first ladies to produce her own discs, Pamela Tillis stands tall among aging country stars' performing daughters such as Rosanne Cash, Carlene Carter (Cash's stepsister) and Lorrie Morgan. No one's better suited than Pam to do It's All Relative, a tribute to her famous singer/songwriter father Mel Tillis. Snug in her hillbilly crib (a guitar case on the floor), she was sometimes the first to hear his works in progress.

Mel's songs touch a lot of bases, as does his eldest daughter's delivery. "Mental Revenge" gets a slow, smoky blues groove (whereas Waylon Jennings charged through it on his 1967 rendition). Her playful western-style "I Ain't Never" contrasts to honky-tonk hit versions by Webb Pierce in 1959 and Mel himself in 1972 as well as the 1973 retro-rockabilly cover by John Fogerty (as The Blue Ridge Rangers). "So Wrong" recalls Patsy Cline's torch-and-twang 1962 rendition, while on "Detroit City," Pam's quiet moan "I want to go home" is one of most primal hooks in all of country music. With not a dud in sight, dad should be awfully proud.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All in the Family, January 25, 2003
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Has it really been 15 plus years since Pam Tillis had her breakthrough hit Don't Tell Me What to Do? Much has happened since then, most of it good. Tillis has recorded quality material with several mega-hits that have established her as a great talent.

With the arrival of Faith, Shania, and Leanne Womack, Pam has been played less than in her glory days. This is due more to the vagaries of Nashville than any slippage in her talent level. Indeed, if anything, she is better now than in the past. Her voice still retains its distinctive resonance and her inflection and presentation of lyrics are better than ever.

This CD love letter to her father is a tour-de force! She is as good as she has ever been on this project. She takes each Tillis song, those that were hits for her father and those that hit for others and makes them her own. Listen to Heart Over Mind and you will get the idea...she creates a new tempo and in doing so, creates a totally unique version. Ditto Detroit City.

I don't know whether or not this CD will sell well or not...I can only say what OUGHT to happen. This OUGHT to be a BIG seller. Faith and Shania are talented ladies but this CD is much better than either of their latest efforts. Go Pam Tillis...you go girl!!!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album!, September 7, 2002
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Just got "It's All Relative" and it's wonderful. Every song on the album is hot. From "Mental Revenge" to "Detroit City" I found myself enjoying the full range of emotions. As a tribute album to Mel Tillis it's an eye opener about his music but even better it really showcases Pam Tillis -- she simply shines.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Only Two or Three Songs stand out....
I didn't care for this CD. The only cuts that have any merit are "Burning Memories", "So Wrong" and "The Violet and the Rose". Read more
Published on June 16, 2007 by a viewer

4.0 out of 5 stars What A Tribute Album Should Be
When I carefully read the liner notes, just as I began to play the CD for the first time, I noted the presence of several famous guest stars, and became concerned that this was... Read more
Published on May 31, 2006 by Mark D. Prouse

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great album by a great lady
Pam Tillis selected some wonderful songs from her Dad's collection which she sang with the emotional depth each called for. I love all the songs and each for different reasons. Read more
Published on November 14, 2004 by J. F Palmer

2.0 out of 5 stars it's nashville
it is "Burning Memories" which opens the ball.Excellent.The continuation is not same gauge.Especially listened to the album before buying it. Read more
Published on January 20, 2003 by laurent czerniewicz

5.0 out of 5 stars Best country CD of 2002 !!!!
As I don't live in the USA (I live in South Africa) I am not familiar with the music of Mel Tillis. The music on this CD is all new to me with the exception of SO WRONG which is... Read more
Published on December 10, 2002 by A. J. Minnaar

5.0 out of 5 stars Pam sings traditional country - just like papa Mel
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... Read more
Published on November 17, 2002 by Peter Durward Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Pam Tillis at her very best!
This is a great cd!. I'm not familiar with the music of Mel Tillis, but he must be very proud of his daughter. Read more
Published on October 13, 2002 by cduk2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Moving tribute from daughter to father
Lucky Dog reverses their usual equation (matching outsider acts with mainstream producers) by combining a proven Nashville hitmaker with rootsy producer, Ray Benson (Asleep at the... Read more
Published on October 10, 2002 by hyperbolium

5.0 out of 5 stars IT'S A KEEPER!!
As one who recalls first-hand most of the original renditions of these Mel Tillis songs I vote Pam as "best remaker" of the year. WHAT A GREAT COLLECTION!!! Read more
Published on October 8, 2002 by Mary L. Specht (Mookie)

5.0 out of 5 stars AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!
This CD is a true MASTERPIECE and I highly recommend it. From the opening twin fiddles of "Burning Memories" to the catchy ending, "Come On And Sing" (with her... Read more
Published on October 3, 2002 by MARILOU WEBER

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