Put Yourself in My Place (album)

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Put Yourself in My Place
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1991
Recorded1990-1991
GenreCountry
Length34:21
LabelArista
ProducerPaul Worley, Ed Seay
Pam Tillis chronology
Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey
(1983)
Put Yourself in My Place
(1991)
Homeward Looking Angel
(1992)
Singles from Put Yourself in My Place
  1. "Don't Tell Me What to Do"
    Released: December 1, 1990
  2. "One of Those Things"
    Released: April 6, 1991
  3. "Put Yourself in My Place"
    Released: August 17, 1991
  4. "Maybe It Was Memphis"
    Released: November 25, 1991
  5. "Blue Rose Is"
    Released: April 11, 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Put Yourself In My Place is the second studio album from American country music artist Pam Tillis. It was also her first album for Arista Records, following 1983's Above and Beyond the Doll of Cutey, released on Warner Bros. Records. Put Yourself in My Place reached number 10 on the Top Country Albums charts. Five singles were released from the album: "Don't Tell Me What to Do", followed by "One of Those Things", the title track, "Maybe It Was Memphis" and "Blue Rose Is". The album has been certified Gold for shipments of more than 500,000 copies in the U.S.

"Ancient History" was later covered by Prairie Oyster on the album Only One Moon. Their version was a number five hit on the RPM country charts.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Put Yourself in My Place"Carl Jackson, Pam Tillis2:48
2."Melancholy Child"Tillis, Bob DiPiero3:29
3."Maybe It Was Memphis"Michael Anderson3:59
4."Blue Rose Is"Tillis, DiPiero, Jan Buckingham3:41
5."Don't Tell Me What to Do"Harlan Howard, Max D. Barnes3:12
6."One of Those Things"Tillis, Paul Overstreet3:31
7."Draggin' My Chains"Tillis, Rick Carnes3:10
8."Ancient History"DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill2:58
9."I've Seen Enough to Know"Tillis, Radney Foster3:24
10."Already Fallen"DiPiero, Tillis4:08

Personnel[edit]

Technical
  • Paul Worley - producer
  • Ed Seay - producer, mixing, engineering
  • Anthony Martin - production assistant
  • Carlos Grier - digital editing
  • Mike Poole - mix & recording assistant

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Pam Tillis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Pam Tillis Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Pam Tillis – Put Yourself in My Place". Music Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Pam Tillis – Put Yourself in My Place". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 4, 2021.