Ode to Billie Joe/Touch 'Em with Love Bobbie Gentry

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  • Release Date: 10/14/2008
  • Sales Rank: 56,205
  • Label: RAVEN [AUSTRALIA]
  • UPC: 612657028728

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Ode to Billie Joe/Touch 'Em with Love

1LISTENMississippi Delta 3:06
2LISTENI Saw an Angel Die 2:58
3LISTENChickasaw County Child 2:47
4LISTENSunday Best 2:45
5LISTENNiki Hoeky 2:47
6LISTENPapa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town with You 2:34
7LISTENBugs 2:09
8LISTENHurry, Tuesday Child 3:55
9LISTENLazy Willie 2:42
10LISTENOde to Billie Joe 4:15
11LISTENTouch 'Em with Love 2:03
12LISTENGreyhound Goin' Somewhere 2:23
13LISTENNatural to Be Gone 2:21
14LISTENSeasons Come, Seasons Go 2:50
15LISTENGlory Hallelujah, How They'll Sing 2:35
16LISTENI Wouldn't Be Surprised 3:24
17LISTENSon of a Preacher Man 2:06
18LISTENWhere's the Playground, Johnny 2:32
19LISTENI'll Never Fall in Love Again 2:52
20LISTENYou've Made Me So Very Happy 3:19
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Bobbie Gentry's eerily beautiful, ornate, and almost gothic approach to country music means there's never really been another artist quite like her, and this disc, which pairs 1967's Ode to Billie Joe, her debut album, with 1969's more pop and polished Touch 'Em with Love, offers plenty of that uniqueness. The opener, "Mississippi Delta," is raw, energetic, and raggedly funky. "Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town with You" is so desperately bright that it's easy to overlook the fact that Gentry, who is a wonderful songwriter, has painted an amazingly detailed portrait of a young girl's hopes and dreams. Then there's the creepy, eerie, and absolutely fascinating "Bugs." At the other end of the rainbow, Gentry gives a sleek, sultry shine to "I Wouldn't Be Surprised," which has an aching orchestral sweep. Mostly known for the left-field success of "Ode to Billie Joe," a brilliant song that's part riddle and part a family character study, Gentry had a lot more than just that song in her back pocket, as these two LPs show. Raven Records has added seven bonus tracks, including B-sides, a Spanish-language version of Gentry singing the Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere," and three duets with Glen Campbell from the lone album the two did together. Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

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