Heart Over Mind (And Other Big Country Hits) (1970)

About this title: Mel Tillis' first album from 1962 was reissued in 1970 when his Kapp recording of "Heart Over Mind" became a hit. The big country hits to which the title refers are those he wrote for other artists, particularly Webb Pierce, who cut no fewer than eight of the ten songs here. Tillis recorded for Columbia from 1957-62 and had only a few minor hits of his own, but enjoyed great success as a songwriter. Carl Smith's "Ten Thousand Drums," Stonewall Jackson's "Mary, Don't You Weep," and Webb Pierce's "I'm Tired" are a few of the other notable compositions Tillis performs here in his appealing ... read more

Tracks:

1. Heart Over Mind [Tillis]
2. I Ain't Never [Tillis/Pierce]
3. Ten Thousand Drums [Tillis/Smith]
4. No Love Have I [Tillis]
5. I'm Tired [Tillis/Pierce/Peddy]
6. Tupelo County Jail [Tillis/Pierce]
7. Mary Don't You Weep [Tillis/Wilkin]
8. Holiday for Love [Pierce/Tillis/Walke]
9. Shanghaied [Tillis/Wilkin]
10. Thousand Miles Ago [Tillis/Pierce]
11. Emotions [Tillis/Kearney]
12. One More Time [Tillis]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.