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

1▶CD: Ode to Billie Joe
2▼CD: The Delta Sweete
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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
4▶CD: Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
5▶CD: Touch ’em With Love
6▶CD: Fancy
7▶CD: Patchwork
8▶CD: Live at the BBC