Name: The Girl From Chickasaw County’ The Complete Capitol Masters
Brand: Bobbie Gentry

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

5383971

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-02-22

Signed copies

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Supplier GB

Universal

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0600753839713

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Artist

Bobbie Gentry

Genre GB

Country / Americana

Label GB

Virgin

Bobbie is notable as one of the first female country artists to compose and produce her own material. During her five-year tenure at Capitol, she penned at least two songs that have become certified classics, Ode to Billie Joe and Fancy, among dozens of original compositions. Bobbie released eight Capitol albums in total, heralded by the smash hit debut Ode to Billie Joe (Which displaced Sgt. Pepper's Lonely-Hearts Club Band from the top of the charts in the US). Delta Sweete, her third, is another highlight. Mojo magazine listed it in their top 500 greatest albums of all time and memorably described her as the ‘JD Salinger of rock n roll.’ This Capitol years boxset consists of 8CDs, this is the first ever large-scale retrospective containing the first UK reissues of her albums in their entirety - supplemented by 76 previously unreleased demos, outtakes and alternate takes from all Bobbie’s Capitol albums. Included are beautiful acoustic demos of songs like Refractions, Courtyard and Seasons Come Seasons Go, alternate takes of Sunday Best, Sweet Peony and Benjamin, and previously unheard originals like Morning to Midnight, and Joanne. In addition, Bobbie recorded some great cover versions that never saw the light of day including Conspiracy of Homer Jones by Dallas Frazier, Spinning Wheel by Blood Sweat and Tears, Salome Smith and her amazing dancing bear by Randy Newman, and blues songs like Seventh Son by Willie Dixon. One of the selling points of the set is a previously unreleased album of jazz cover versions including intimate mostly acoustic interpretations of songs including Irving Berlin’s Suppertime, Billie Holidays God Bless the Child (play from start) and Since I Fell for You by Buddy Johnson. This change of direction was abandoned in favour of the blue-eyed soul of the Touch em With Love LP, making these recordings a unique document of Bobbie as we have never heard her before. Also included are selections from Bobbie’s three BBC tv series including live versions of her well-known tracks Ode to Billie Joe and Mississippi Delta as well as songs Bobbie never recorded in the studio like The Beatles’ Mother Nature’s Son and Harry Nilsson’ Open your Window.

All the audio has been mastered from the original tapes. Boxset to include 7 Postcards using rare images from the archive an 80-page hardback book featuring many rare and never before seen images of Bobbie, images from photo shoots, out takes, performing and touring. The boxset also features a replica insert of Bobbie’s handwritten lyrics to Ode to Billie Joe which she donated to the University of Mississippi. This boxset features an exclusive illustration provided by fashion illustrator David Downton.

Disc 1 - Ode To Billie Joe Disc 2 - The Delta Sweete Disc 3 - Local Gentry Disc 4 - Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell Disc 5 - Touch ‘Em With Love Disc 6 - Fancy Disc 7 - Patchwork Disc 8 - Live At The BBC

The Girl From Chickasaw County’ The Complete Capitol Masters

Music GB