Ode to Billie Joe
Download links and information about Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry. This album was released in 1967 and it belongs to Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Country, Pop genres. It contains 10 tracks with total duration of 30:13 minutes.
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| Artist: | Bobbie Gentry |
| Release date: | 1967 |
| Genre: | Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Country, Pop |
| Tracks: | 10 |
| Duration: | 30:13 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Mississippi Delta | 3:10 |
| 2. | I Saw an Angel Die | 3:00 |
| 3. | Chickasaw County Child | 2:49 |
| 4. | Sunday Best | 2:46 |
| 5. | Niki Hoeky | 2:48 |
| 6. | Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town With You | 2:36 |
| 7. | Bugs | 2:11 |
| 8. | Hurry, Tuesday Child | 3:55 |
| 9. | Lazy Willie | 2:43 |
| 10. | Ode to Billie Joe | 4:15 |
Details
[Edit]Gentry's debut LP, which went to number one on the pop charts, was a promising but not wholly satisfying disc, with the singer penning all but one of the songs. Inevitably, the title track dwarfed everything else by comparison, but a greater problem was that several of the other tunes recycled variations of the "Ode to Billie Joe" riff. On the other hand, "Mississippi Delta" is gloriously tough, throaty swamp rock; few other women pop singers have sounded as raw. Other good cuts were "I Saw an Angel Die," an effective mating of Gentry's country-blues guitar riffs and low-key orchestration, and the jazz waltz-timed "Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You." 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.