Bobbie Gentry / Girl From Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters

The Girl From Chickasaw County is a new career spanning eight-CD deluxe set that brings together all of American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry’s studio albums and adds a massive amount of previously unreleased recordings.

“Sensitively remastered” from the original tapes, this collection features Gentry’s six studio albums (recorded between 1967 and 1971), her long-player with Glen Campbell and adds over 75 unreleased recordings outtakes, demos and rarities.

The Girl From Chickasaw County (click image to enlarge)

The eighth CD features 26 previously unreleased live performances from her TV series that was broadcast on BBC 2.

Numbering 177 tracks in total, this set has specially commissioned cover art by David Downton. It includes an 84-page book with an essay by compiler Andrew Batt, rare and unseen photos, eight postcards and a facsimile lyric sheet insert of Gentry’s original handwritten lyrics for Ode to Billie Joe.

The Girl From Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters will be released on 21 September 2018.

CD 1: Ode To Billie Joe
1.  Mississippi Delta
2. I Saw an Angel Die
3. Chickasaw County Child
4. Sunday Best
5. Niki Hoeky
6. Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You?
7. Bugs
8. Hurry, Tuesday Child
9. Lazy Willie
10. Ode to Billie Joe
11. The Seventh Son [previously unreleased]
12. I Saw an Angel Die (Demo) [previously unreleased]
13. Niki Hoeky (Demo) [previously unreleased]
14. Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You? (Demo) [previously unreleased]
15. Hurry, Tuesday Child (Demo) [previously unreleased]
16. Mississippi Delta [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
17. Sunday Best [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
18. Show – Off [Stereo version][previously unreleased]
19. La Siepe Original 7″
20. La Citta E’ Grande “

CD 2: The Delta Sweete
1. Okolona River Bottom Band
2. Big Boss Man
3. Reunion
4. Parchman Farm
5. Mornin’ Glory
6. Sermon
7. Tobacco Road
8. Penduli Pendulum
9. Jessye’ Lisabeth
10. Refractions
11. Louisiana Man
12. Courtyard
13. The Seventh Son [Band version] [previously unreleased]
14. Feelin’ Good [demo] [previously unreleased]
15. I Didn’t Know [demo] [previously unreleased]
16. Morning to Midnight [Demo] [previously unreleased]
17. Refractions [Demo] [previously unreleased]
18. Louisiana Man [Demo] [previously unreleased]
19. Sermon [Demo] [previously unreleased]
20. Morning Glory [demo] [previously unreleased]
21. Jessye’ Lisabeth [demo] [previously unreleased]
22. Courtyard [demo] [previously unreleased]
23. Louisiana Man [‘The Tom Jones Show’ 06/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
24. Ode to Billie Joe [‘The Tom Jones Show’ 06/07/1968] [previously unreleased]

CD 3: Local Gentry
1. Sweete Peony
2. Casket Vignette
3. Come Away Melinda
4. The Fool on the Hill
5. Papa’s Medicine Show
6. Ace Insurance Man
7. Recollection
8. Sittin’ Pretty
9. Eleanor Rigby
10. Peaceful
11. Here, There and Everywhere
12. Hushabye Mountain
13. Skip A Long Sam
14. Conspiracy of Homer Jones [previously unreleased]
15. Sweet Peony [Alternate Version] [previously unreleased]
16. Cotton Candy Sandman [Demo] [previously unreleased]
17. Hushabye Mountain [Demo] [previously unreleased]

CD 4: Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
1. Less of Me
2. Little Green Apples
3. Gentle on My Mind
4. Heart to Heart Talk
5. My Elusive Dreams
6. (It’s Only Your) Imagination
7. Mornin’ Glory
8. Terrible Tangled Web
9. Sunday Mornin’
10. Let It Be Me
11. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
12. All I Have to Do Is Dream
13. Walk Right Back
14. Sunday Mornin’ [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
15. Let It Be Me [Without strings] [previously unreleased]
16. Scarborough Fair/Canticle [without strings] [previously unreleased]
17. Love Took My Heart and Mashed That Sucker Flat [duet with Kelly Gordon]
18. Fool on the Hill [Japanese language version]
19. No me quiero enamorar [Spanish Language I’ll Never Fall In Love Again]
20. En Todas Partes [Spanish Language Here There and Everywhere]

CD 5: Touch ‘Em With Love
1. Touch ‘Em with Love
2. Greyhound Goin’ Somewhere
3. Natural to Be Gone
4. Seasons Come, Seasons Go
5. Glory Hallelujah, How They’ll Sing
6. I Wouldn’t Be Surprised
7. Son of a Preacher Man
8. Where’s the Playground, Johnny
9. I’ll Never Fall in Love Again
10. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
11. More Today Than Yesterday
12. Spinning Wheel
13. Touch ‘Em with Love [Stereo version] [previously unreleased]
14. Glory Hallelujah, How They’ll Sing [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
15. Seasons Come, Seasons Go [Demo] [previously unreleased]
16. Suppertime [previously unreleased]
17. God Bless The Child [previously unreleased]
18. Since I Fell For You [previously unreleased]
19. Save Your Love For Me [previously unreleased]
20. Here’s That Rainy Day [previously unreleased]
21. Stormy
22. This Girls In Love With You [previously unreleased]
23. Windows of the World

CD 6: Fancy
1. Fancy
2. Delta Man
3. Something in the Way He Moves
4. Find ‘Em, Fool ‘Em and Forget About ‘Em
5. He Made a Woman Out of Me
6. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
7. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
8. Rainmaker
9. Wedding Bell Blues
10. In the Ghetto
11. Fancy [Mono radio edit] [previously unreleased]
12. Apartment 21 [previously unreleased]
13. Away In A Manger
14. Scarlett Ribbons
15. Circle ‘Round the Sun [previously unreleased]
16. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
17. Wedding Bell Blues [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
18. Apartment 21 [Without strings] [previously unreleased]
19. Scarlett Ribbons [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
20. If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Live on Top Of The Pops)

CD 7: Patchwork
1. Benjamin
2. Interlude 1
3. Marigolds and Tangerines
4. Interlude 2
5. Billy the Kid
6. Interlude 3
7. Beverly
8. Interlude 4
9. Miss Clara/Azusa Sue
10. Interlude 5
11. But I Can’t Get Back
12. Jeremiah
13. Interlude 6
14. Belinda
15. Mean Stepmama Blues
16. Your Number One Fan
17. Interlude 7
18. Somebody Like Me
19. Lookin’ In
20. Smoke
21. Joanne [previously unreleased]
22. Salome Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear [previously unreleased]
23. Benjamin [Alternate take] [previously unreleased]
24. Belinda [Alternate version] [previously unreleased]
25. Smoke (Demo) [previously unreleased]
26. The Girl from Cincinnati
27. You and Me Together

CD 8: Live At The BBC
1. Mississippi Delta [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
2. Papa Won’t You Let Me Go To Town With You [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
3. I Saw An Angel Die [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
4. My Dog Sargent [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
5. Ode to Billie Joe [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 03/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
6. Mornin Glory [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 27/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
7. Sunday Best [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 27/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
8. Hurry Tuesday Child [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 27/07/1968] [previously unreleased]
9. Nikki Hokey / Barefootin’ [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968][previously unreleased]
10. Penduli Pendulum [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
11. Ace Insurance Man [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
12. Chickasaw County Child [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 10/08/1968] [previously unreleased]
13. Recollection [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
14. Sweet Peony [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
15. Refractions [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
16. Greyhound Goin’ Somewhere [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
17. Cotton Candy Sandman [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 16/07/1969] [previously unreleased]
18. Open Your Window [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
19. Mother Nature’s son [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
20. Mr Bojangles [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
21. Your Number One Fan [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 01/02/1971] [previously unreleased]
22. He Made A Woman Out of Me [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
23. Billy the Kid [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
24. Wailing Of The Willow [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
25. Belinda [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]
26. Circle ‘Round The Sun [Live on ‘Bobbie Gentry’ 08/03/1971] [previously unreleased]

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