Ode to Billie Joe
Bobbie Gentry
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Mississippi Delta | Bobbie Gentry | 3:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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I Saw an Angel Die | Bobbie Gentry | 3:00 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Chickasaw County Child | Bobbie Gentry | 2:49 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Sunday Best | Bobbie Gentry | 2:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Niki Hoeky | Bobbie Gentry | 2:48 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town With You | Bobbie Gentry | 2:36 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Bugs | Bobbie Gentry | 2:11 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Hurry, Tuesday Child | Bobbie Gentry | 3:55 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Lazy Willie | Bobbie Gentry | 2:43 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Ode to Billie Joe | Bobbie Gentry | 4:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Songs |
Album Review
Gentry's debut LP, which went to number one on the pop charts, was a promising but not wholly satisfying disc, with the singer penning all but one of the songs. Inevitably, the title track dwarfed everything else by comparison, but a greater problem was that several of the other tunes recycled variations of the "Ode to Billie Joe" riff. On the other hand, "Mississippi Delta" is gloriously tough, throaty swamp rock; few other women pop singers have sounded as raw. Other good cuts were "I Saw an Angel Die," an effective mating of Gentry's country-blues guitar riffs and low-key orchestration, and the jazz waltz-timed "Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You." Her vocals are poised and husky throughout the record, on which she was definitely on the right track — one that she was quickly diverted from, into more MOR-oriented sounds.
Biography
Born: July 27, 1944 in Chickasaw County, MS
Genre: Country
Years Active: '60s, '70s
Top Albums and Songs By Bobbie Gentry
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Ode to Billie Joe | The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry | 4:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Ode to Billie Joe | Ode to Billie Joe | 4:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Son of a Preacher Man | The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry | 2:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Ode to Billie Joe | The Best of Bobbie Gentry - The Capitol Years | 4:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Fancy | Fancy | 4:18 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Little Green Apples | The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry | 3:15 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Courtyard | The Delta Sweete | 3:01 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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All I Have to Do Is Dream | Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats | 2:35 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Gentle On My Mind | The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry | 3:10 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Let It Be Me | Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell | 2:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
