Bobbie Gentry - Delta Sweete: Local Gentry

Combined for the first time on one CD, Raven presents two unique albums by the legendary Grammy-Award winning singer/songwriter Bobbie Gentry. While best remembered for her first and biggest hit, the bittersweet Ode to Billie Joe, Gentry continued to prove herself a performer and writer of rare talent, issuing a string of high quality albums until her retirement in the early 1970s. Both released in 1968, the Delta Sweete and Local Gentry are superb examples of Gentry's artistry at work. The first features the bold and brassy Okolona River Bottom Band, the melodious Mornin' Glory and outstanding covers of Louisiana Man, Tobacco Road and Parchman Farm Blues. The follow-up includes three Lennon/McCartney songs while also focusing on Gentry's own enticing blend of country-meets-soul-meets-pop with exquisite songs like Sweete Peony, Casket Vignette and Recollection. Both albums feature superb quality audio taken from the original album masters and include three rare bonus tracks. 2006.

1) Okolona River Bottom Band
2) Big Boss Man
3) Reunion
4) Parchman Farm Blues
5) Mornin' Glory
6) Sermon
7) Tobacco Road
8) Penduli Pendulum
9) Jessye' Lisabeth
10) Refractions
11) Louisiana Man
12) Courtyard
13) Sweete Peony
14) Casket Vignette
15) Come Away Melinda
16) The Fool on the Hill
17) Papa's Medicine Show
18) Ace Insurance Man
19) Recollection
20) Sittin' Pretty
21) Eleanor Rigby
22) Peaceful
23) Here There and Everywhere
24) Stormy (Bonus Track)
25) Skip Along Sam (Bonus Track)
26) Away in a Manger (Bonus Track)