It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis

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It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2002 (2002-09-03)
Genre Country
Length46:33
Label Epic/Lucky Dog
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Pam Tillis chronology
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It's All Relative: Tillis Sings Tillis is an album by American country music artist Pam Tillis, released in 2002. All of the songs were co-written by Pam and/or her father, country singer Mel Tillis. Several are covers of songs that were originally by other artists.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Burning Memories" (Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker) – 3:06
  2. "So Wrong" (Carl Perkins, Danny Dill, Tillis) – 3:19
  3. "Unmitigated Gall" (Tillis) – 3:00
  4. "Violet and a Rose" (Thresa Auge, John Reinfeld, Little Jimmy Dickens, Tillis) – 3:54
  5. "I Ain't Never" (Tillis, Webb Pierce) – 2:33
  6. "Not Lke It Was With You" (Tillis) – 3:27
  7. "Mental Revenge" (Tillis) – 4:05
  8. "Heart Over Mind" (Tillis) – 6:12
  9. "Goodbye Wheeling" (Tillis) – 3:42
  10. "Emotions" (Tillis, Ramsey Kearney) – 3:26
  11. "Honey (Open That Door)" (Tillis) – 2:52
  12. "Detroit City" (Tillis, Dill) – 4:09
  13. "Come On and Sing" (Tillis) – 2:48

Chart performance

Chart (2002)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums54

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