Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey

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Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey
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Studio album by
Released1983
Genre Pop
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer Jolly Hills Productions, Dixie Gamble-Bowen
Pam Tillis chronology
Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey
(1983)
Put Yourself in My Place
(1991)
Singles from Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey
  1. "Killer Comfort"
    Released: 1983
  2. "Love Is Sneakin' Up on You"
    Released: 1983

Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey is the debut studio album by American country music singer Pam Tillis. Released in 1983 as her only album for Warner Bros. Records, it features the singles "Killer Comfort" and "Love Is Sneakin' Up on You". The album was more pop oriented in comparison to her work on Arista Nashville. [1]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Killer Comfort" (Pam Tillis, Pat Bunch, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy) – 2:45
  2. "Love Is Sneakin' Up on You" (Pam Tillis, Pat Bunch, Doris Tillis) – 2:50
  3. "Make It Feel Better" (Pam Tillis, Pat Bunch, Peter Wood) – 3:23
  4. "Wish I Was in Love Tonight" (Pam Tillis, Peter Wood, Callie Khouri) – 3:16
  5. "You Don't Miss" (Pam Tillis, Steve Goldstein) – 3:09

Side two

  1. "Never Be the Same" (Pam Tillis, Fred Koller) – 4:01
  2. "(You Just Want to Be) Weird" (Pam Tillis, Bill Lamb) – 2:30
  3. "Popular Girl" (Pam Tillis, Mel Tillis Jr., Callie Khouri) – 2:16
  4. "It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy" (Mark Gray, Shawna Harrington, Les Taylor) – 4:04
  5. "Let's Get Crazy" (Pam Tillis, Peter Wood) – 3:32

Personnel

Adapted from Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey liner notes. [2]

Production

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References

  1. Wolff, Kurt; Duane, Orla (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 542. ISBN   1-85828-534-8.
  2. Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey (reissue) (Media notes). Pam Tillis. Wounded Bird Records. 2009. WOU 3871.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)