The Girl From Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters

~ Release by Bobbie Gentry (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

The Girl From Chickasaw County – The Complete Capitol Masters, an eight CD box set that includes all seven of Gentry's studio albums sensitively remastered from the original tapes, supplemented by over 75 previously unreleased recordings including her 'lost' jazz album, outtakes, demos, rarities and an eighth disc of live performances taken from her celebrated series for the BBC. The release has specially commissioned cover art by David Downton and includes an 84-page book with a comprehensive essay by boxset compiler Andrew Batt, rare and unseen photos, eight postcards and a facsimile of her original handwritten lyrics for "Ode To Billie Joe".
Project Management for UMC: Kris Maher
Concept, compilation and tape research: Andrew Batt
Mastered by Simon Gibson at Abbey Road
Additional mastering: Andrew Batt
Marketing: Mark Wood
Design: Estuary English
Cover illustration: David Downton
Brett Zinn: Engineering, Courtesy of Iron Mountain Entertainment Services.
Keith Blake, Chris Landen, Ed Abbott: Engineering, Courtesy of Pacific Mastering/Iron Mountain Entertainment Services

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Ode to Billie Joe
#TitleLength
1Mississippi Delta
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
recording of:
Mississippi Delta
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
3:06
2I Saw an Angel Die
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
2:58
3Chickasaw County Child
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
2:45
4Sunday Best
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
2:44
5Niki Hoeky
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
2:45
6Papa, Won’t You Let Me Go to Town With You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
2:32
7Bugs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
2:08
8Hurry, Tuesday Child
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
3:53
9Lazy Willie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
2:41
10Ode to Billie Joe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records Nashville (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 51), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 191) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 412)
recording of:
Ode to Billie Joe (in 1967-03)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Larry Shayne Music, Inc. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd
4:17
11The Seventh Son (demo)
2:26
12I Saw an Angel Die (demo)
2:53
13Niki Hoeky (demo)
2:43
14Papa, Won’t You Let Me Go to Town With You (demo)
2:32
15Hurry, Tuesday Child (demo)
3:50
16Mississippi Delta (alternate version)
3:06
17Sunday Best (alternate take)
2:34
18Show‐Off (stereo version)
2:47
19La siepe
recording of:
La siepe
lyricist:
Vito Pallavicini
composer:
Pino Massara
4:04
20La citta é grande
2:20
2▼CD: The Delta Sweete
#TitleLength
1Okolona River Bottom Band
2:57
2Big Boss Man
cover recording of:
Big Boss Man
writer:
Luther Dixon and Al Smith
publisher:
Arc Music Corp., Conrad Music, Conrad Publishing Co. Inc., EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Mijac Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK), Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Tristan Music Ltd., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ロックンロール ミュージック
3:00
3Reunion
producer:
Kelly Gordon
arranger:
Jimmie Haskell and Shorty Rogers
recording of:
Reunion (on 1967-11-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
UMG
2:37
4Parchman Farm
3:12
5Mornin’ Glory
recording of:
Mornin’ Glory
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Northridge Music Co.
3:09
6Sermon
cover recording of:
God’s Gonna Cut You Down (on 1967-11-11)
writer:
[traditional]
2:34
7Tobacco Road
cover recording of:
Tobacco Road
lyricist and composer:
John D. Loudermilk
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd.
2:51
8Penduli Pendulum
1:55
9Jessye ’Lisabeth
3:03
10Refractions
2:29
11Louisiana Man
cover recording of:
Louisiana Man
lyricist and composer:
Doug Kershaw
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
2:40
12Courtyard
2:58
13The Seventh Son (band version)
2:53
14Feelin’ Good (demo)
cover recording of:
Feeling Good
writer:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley
publisher:
Concord Music Ltd and Musical Comedy Prods.
part of:
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
3:22
15I Didn’t Know (demo)
3:04
16Morning to Midnight (demo)
3:30
17Refractions (demo)
2:30
18Louisiana Man (demo)
recording of:
Louisiana Man
lyricist and composer:
Doug Kershaw
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
2:20
19Sermon (demo)
cover recording of:
God’s Gonna Cut You Down
writer:
[traditional]
2:25
20Mornin’ Glory (demo)
recording of:
Mornin’ Glory
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Northridge Music Co.
3:04
21Jessye ’Lisabeth (demo)
3:13
22Courtyard (demo)
2:54
23Louisiana Man (Tom Jones Show 06.07.1968)
cover recording of:
Louisiana Man
lyricist and composer:
Doug Kershaw
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
3:24
24Ode to Billie Joe (Tom Jones Show 06.07.1968)
5:17
3▼CD: Local Gentry
#TitleLength
1Sweete Peony
2:28
2Casket Vignette
2:33
3Come Away Melinda
3:22
4The Fool on the Hill
cover recording of:
The Fool on the Hill
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
3:45
5Papa’s Medicine Show
3:48
6Ace Insurance Man
producer:
Kelly Gordon
conductor:
Shorty Rogers
arranger:
Perry Botkin
recording of:
Ace Insurance Man
writer:
Bobbie Gentry
3:32
7Recollection
2:08
8Sittin’ Pretty
3:21
9Eleanor Rigby
cover recording of:
Eleanor Rigby
written in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1965) and Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (from 1965 until 1966)
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing, Maclen Publishing Co., MPL Communications Ltd., Music Corporation of America, Inc., Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
written at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1966)
2:29
10Peaceful
cover recording of:
Peaceful
writer:
Kenny Rankin
publisher:
Warner Chappell
2:52
11Here, There and Everywhere
cover recording of:
Here, There and Everywhere
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
writer:
John Lennon (in 1966-06) and Paul McCartney (in 1966-06)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
2:32
12Hushabye Mountain
2:48
13Skip‐A‐Long Sam
cover recording of:
Skip-A-Long Sam
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Philips Leitch
2:39
14The Conspiracy of Homer Jones
3:34
15Sweete Peony (alternate version)
2:27
16Cotton Candy Sandman (demo)
2:06
17Hushabye Mountain (demo)
3:03
4▼CD: Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
#TitleArtistLength
1Less of Me
recording of:
Less of Me (on 1968-07-30)
lyricist and composer:
Glen Campbell
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:08
2Little Green Apples
performer:
Glen Campbell (on 1968-04-11) and Bobbie Gentry (on 1968-04-11)
cover recording of:
Little Green Apples (on 1968-04-11)
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Russell
publisher:
Peter Maurice and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell3:12
3Gentle on My Mind
performer:
Glen Campbell
cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Acuff Rose Publications Ltd. and Ensign Music Corp.
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell3:08
4Heart to Heart Talk
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:52
5My Elusive Dreams
recording of:
My Elusive Dreams (1967 song)
writer:
Claude “Curly” Putman, Jr. and Billy Sherrill
publisher:
London Tree Music Ltd.
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell3:11
6(It’s Only Your) Imagination
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell1:49
7Mornin’ Glory
guest performer:
Bobbie Gentry
performer:
Glen Campbell
recording of:
Mornin’ Glory
lyricist and composer:
Bobbie Gentry
publisher:
Northridge Music Co.
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:53
8Terrible Tangled Web
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:02
9Sunday Mornin’
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:30
10Let It Be Me
performer:
Glen Campbell (on 1968-04-11) and Bobbie Gentry (on 1968-04-11)
cover recording of:
Let It Be Me (on 1968-04-11)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
translator:
Mann Curtis
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing France, EMA-Suisse, Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. and Universal Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
translated version of:
Je t’appartiens
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:03
11Scarborough Fair / Canticle
cover recording of:
Scarborough Fair / Canticle
lyricist and previously attributed to:
Simon & Garfunkel
writer:
[traditional], Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon
publisher:
Fanfare, Pattern Music Ltd and Paul Simon Music
version of:
Scarborough Fair
version of:
The Side of a Hill
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell3:18
12All I Have to Do Is Dream
producer:
Al De Lory and Kelly Gordon
vocals:
Glen Campbell (on 1969-01-23) and Bobbie Gentry (on 1969-01-23)
conductor:
Tommy Oliver
arranger:
Al De Lory
cover recording of:
All I Have to Do Is Dream (on 1969-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Boudleaux Bryant
publisher:
House of Bryant Publications, Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (on 1958-04-21)
Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell2:32
13Walk Right Back
producer:
Al De Lory and Kelly Gordon
conductor:
Tommy Oliver (on 1969-01-23)
arranger:
Al De Lory
cover recording of:
Walk Right Back (on 1969-01-23)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis
Bobbie Gentry2:17
14Sunday Mornin’ (alternate version)
Bobbie Gentry2:28
15Let It Be Me (without Strings)
Bobbie Gentry2:04
16Scarborough Fair / Canticle (without Strings)
Bobbie Gentry3:17
17Love Took My Heart and Mashed That Sucker Flat
Bobbie Gentry & Kelly Gordon2:14
18The Fool on the Hill (Japanese version)
cover recording of:
The Fool on the Hill
writer:
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Bobbie Gentry3:46
19I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Spanish version)
Bobbie Gentry2:53
20Here, There and Everywhere (Spanish version)
cover recording of:
Here, There and Everywhere
written in:
Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
writer:
John Lennon (in 1966-06) and Paul McCartney (in 1966-06)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Bobbie Gentry2:18
5▶CD: Touch ’em With Love
6▶CD: Fancy
7▶CD: Patchwork
8▶CD: Live at the BBC