Collection (Pam Tillis album)

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Collection
Pam Tillis - Collection Cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Pam Tillis
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)
Genre Country
Length33:38
Label Warner Brothers
Producer
  • Marshall Morgan
  • Steve Buckingham
Pam Tillis chronology
Homeward Looking Angel
(1992)
Collection
(1994)
Sweetheart's Dance
(1994)
Reissue cover
Pam Tillis - Super Hits (Warner Brothers).jpg

Pam Tillis Collection is a compilation of songs that Pam Tillis did for Warner Brothers before going on to bigger success with Arista. It was released February 1, 1994. Collection was reissued by Warner Brothers in 2000 as Super Hits, not to be confused with two other Tillis albums also called Super Hits, released by both Arista and BMG.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Brian Mansfield of AllMusic says, "what makes Collection interesting is early versions of "One of Those Things" and "Maybe It Was Memphis" as well as a version of "Five Minutes," later a hit for Lorrie Morgan." [1]

Alanna Nash of EW writes, "What a difference a new producer makes! Warner Bros. spent five years of the '80s trying to do what Arista then did in one, which is make Mel's little girl a star. Here's Pam Tillis Collection (Warner Bros.), the best of what she recorded before leaving for her current label." [2]

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe remarks, "It has to be frustrating for a label to see an artist that they never had success with go on to another label in town and become a big star right off the bat." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Maybe It Was Memphis"Michael Anderson3:20
2."One of Those Things"
3:38
3."I Thought I'd About Had It With Love"
2:41
4."There Goes My Love" Buck Owens 2:02
5."Sometimes a Stranger Will Do"3:51
6."Those Memories of You"Alan O'Bryant4:10
7."I Wish She Wouldn't Treat You That Way"
3:01
8."Tennessee Nights"
  • Shawna Harrington
  • Jan Buckingham
3:39
9."Five Minutes"Beth Nielsen Chapman3:41
10."Goodbye Highway"
  • Pam Tillis
  • Pam Rose
  • Mary Ann Kennedy
3:35
Total length:33:38

Production

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes, AllMusic and Discogs. [4] [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mansfield, Brian. Collection at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Nash, Alanna (11 February 1994). "Pam Tillis Collection". ew.com. EW. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 Coyne, Kevin John (1 February 1994). "Pam Tillis, Collection". countryuniverse.net. Country Universe. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. Collection/Super Hits (liner notes). Pam Tillis. Warner. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "Pam Tillis – Collection". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 18 January 2020.