Homeward Looking Angel

by Pam Tillis

Overview

Pam Tillis had an enviable challenge with Homeward Looking Angel -- topping the critically acclaimed and commercially viable Put Yourself in My Place, an album that spawned four Top Ten singles including "Don't Tell Me What to Do." Tillis' pure, full-bodied country voice can be both a boon and a burden. Some tracks on Angel seem cliche. On one cut, the retro "Do You Know Where Your Man Is," her genuinely throaty twang feels exaggerated to the point of annoyance. Yet other songs work seemingly effortless magic, including the sultry and sexy "Shake the Sugar Tree," and the wry and telling "Cleopatra, Queen of Denial." These songs, along with Gretchen Peters' ballad "Let That Pony Run" and the title cut -- one of four written by Bob DiPiero -- had no trouble finding their way to the chart heights of their predecessors and insuring Tillis another hit recording. While it may not be as flawless as Put Yourself in My Place, Homeward Looking Angel is a very solid -- and at times even stellar -- successor; it should be seriously considered by anyone who is curious about her music. ~ Roch Parisien & Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/1992
Label:	Arista
UPC:	0078221864923
Rank:	109856

Tracks

1. How Gone Is Goodbye
2. Shake the Sugar Tree
3. Do You Know Where Your Man Is
4. Cleopatra, Queen of Denial
5. Love Is Only Human
6. Rough and Tumble Heart
7. Let That Pony Run
8. Fine, Fine, Very Fine Love
9. We've Tried Everything Else
10. Homeward Looking Angel

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pam Tillis   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Marty Roe   Guest Artist
Pamela Rose   Vocals (Background)
Stephanie Bentley   Vocals (Background)
Blaine Sprouse   Fiddle
Biff Watson   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Bill Hullett   Guitar,Mandolin,Guitar (Electric)
Sonny Garrish   Guitar (Steel)
Larry Paxton   Bass
Paul Leim   Drums
Joe Chemay   Bass
John Hobbs   Piano
Steve Nathan   Organ,Piano
Vicki Hampton   Vocals (Background)
John Jorgenson   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Dennis Burnside   Organ
Anthony Martin   Piano,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Mary Ann Kennedy   Vocals (Background)
Bruce Bouton   Guitar (Steel)
Harry Stinson   Vocals (Background)
Paul Worley   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background)
Ashley Cleveland   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Bayers   Drums
Larry Byrom   Guitar (Electric)
Gary Morse   Guitar (Steel),Guitar (Electric)
Dennis Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Lonnie Wilson   Drums

Technical Credits

Kim Tribble   Composer
Carol Chase   Composer
Jan Buckingham   Composer
Chapin Hartford   Composer
Gretchen Peters   Composer
Russell Smith   Composer
Jim Photoglo   Composer
Dave Gibson   Composer
Paul Worley   Producer
Anthony Martin   Producer
Maude Gilman   Art Direction
Peter Nash   Photography
Steve Seskin   Composer
Bob DiPiero   Composer
Ed Seay   Producer
Sam Hogin   Composer
Pam Tillis   Composer