Pam Tillis gets in the holiday spirit
Tuesday, September 25, 2007 – Following ten years of performing holiday shows, Pam Tillis is finally releasing a holiday album. "Just in Time for Christmas" hits the streets Nov. 13 and will be out through Tillis' own Stellar Cat label.
The disc is a mix of down home country and uptown torch. "I just wanted to make a Christmas album as comfortable and familiar as your favorite winter sweater," she says.
Tillis picked the songs because they were favorites for both her and her live audiences. "Silent Night," "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve," "Pretty Paper" and "I'll Be Home for Christmas" are a few of the songs on the disc. Tillis also added three new compositions.
Mel Tillis, Pam's father, does a duet as well as nieces and nephews to do some background vocals by the fire.
More news for Pam Tillis
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- 04/17/07: Bucky Covington, Clay Walker, Pam Tillis top new releases
- 03/06/07: Pam, Mel Tillis featured at Country Music Hall of Fame
- 01/30/07: Pam Tillis returns in April with new CD
CD reviews for Pam Tillis
Pam Tillis was all over the charts in the early-to mid '90s, with 13 top 10 hits, three platinum albums, two golds, a Grammy and a Female Vocalist of the Year Award from the CMA. But she hasn't released a solo non-holiday album since "Rhinestoned" 13 long years ago. On the cover of this comeback album Ms. Tillis is in what appears to be a bathtub, with a chocolate cookie in her mouth and a cocktail in her hand. That's certainly one way to go about it. ...
Pam Tillis takes a supper club approach to Christmas music. It may be the holiday season, but Tillis has put male/female relationships prominently under her tree, right along with all her other presents.
Songs like "Christmas Waltz," "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" all point out the social nature of this popular season. Many arrangements sound the way a piano man might sing them at his piano bar. ...
Pam Tillis' first non-major label disc, "Tillis Sings Tillis," reminded listeners that Mel's daughter had strong roots in his brand of traditional country. She takes advantage of her continued independence on this new release on her own label to venture not just into traditional fare, but pop, rock and even bit of cabaret jazz style. The end result is a widely varied and enjoyable album that's still commercial-sounding enough that one could imagine many of these songs on ...
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