Mel Tillis - Greatest Hits [Curb] Reviews
Mel Tillis - Greatest Hits [Curb] Reviews
| 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful By "crystala" (Portland Oregon) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mel Tillis - Greatest Hits [Curb] (Audio CD) Mel Tillis' laid back sound together with uplifting songs is medicine for the soul. Wonderful to listen to in the car on the way to work starting the day on a positive note, or on the way home to wind down towards a relaxing evening. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful By This review is from: Mel Tillis - Greatest Hits [Curb] (Audio CD) This is a good CD. It's enjoyable from start to finish. However, there are so many "Greatest Hits" in Mel Tillis' career that it would take a box set to hold them... gee, now there's an idea. Maybe someone should produce a box set of Mel Tillis that could really represent all his great hits back through the years.The first three songs are from the late '70s during Mel's second stint with MCA. Coca Cola Cowboy (for those of you too young to remember) is a straight-forward Country shuffle, then comes "I Believe In You" which is a pretty, slow love song. The story goes, that Mel originally recorded I Believe In You with a steel guitar taking all the lead, but then he had to go out of town. The producers had an idea while Mel was gone and replaced the steel guitar with a flute and that's the way they released it. When Mel heard the recording, the story goes, he was outraged and stormed into the office at MCA and said "W-w-why did y-y-you put fl-fl-flutes in that... Read more 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful By Eclectic Revisited "Charlie" (Arizona) - See all my reviews This review is from: Mel Tillis - Greatest Hits [Curb] (Audio CD) Even if you're not a country fan, Mel's music goes down easy. "Coca-Cola Cowboy" and "Commercial Affection" I especially like. This one's worth the money. I just wonder what compilation I'll find "Send Me Down to Tucson" on, you know, from one of the bareknuckle Clint Eastwood movies. Try this one; you'll like it. |
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