Released August 21, 1967 Producer Kelly Gordon Release date 21 August 1967 Genres Country music, Blues | Length 30:18 Artist Bobbie Gentry Label Capitol Records | |
Recorded March - July, 1967, Hollywood, CA Ode to Billie Joe
(1967) The Delta Sweete
(1968) Nominations Grammy Award for Album of the Year Similar Patchwork, Touch 'Em with Love, Local Gentry, The Delta Sweete, Fancy | ||
Ode to Billie Joe is the debut solo studio album by Bobbie Gentry. It was released in 1967. It was produced by Kelly Gordon and arranged by Jimmie Haskell and Shorty Rogers. It was the only album to displace The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from its 15-week reign at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart.
Contents
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Critical reception
Reviewing for AllMusic critic, Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "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."
Track listing
All tracks by Bobbie Gentry; except where indicated
Side 1
- "Mississippi Delta" – 3:05
- "I Saw an Angel Die" – 2:56
- "Chickasaw County Child" – 2:45
- "Sunday Best" – 2:50
- "Niki Hoeky" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas) – 2:45
Side 2
- "Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You?" – 2:30
- "Bugs" – 2:05
- "Hurry, Tuesday Child" – 3:52
- "Lazy Willie" – 2:36
- "Ode to Billie Joe" – 4:15
USA
Billboard albums
Billboard Singles
Songs
1Mississippi Delta3:07
2I Saw an Angel Die2:57
3Chickasaw County Child2:47
References
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