Bobbie Gentry

Artist:  Bobbie Gentry

Birth Name:  Roberta Lee Streeter

Born:  July 27, 1942.  Near Woodland, Mississippi, USA

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, Soul, Nashville, Soft Rock, R&B, Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Country Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Bobbie Gentry is an American Singer and Songwriter from Near Woodland, Mississippi, who was one of the first female artists to composer and produce her own material.  Her best known of Southern Gothic narrative "Ole To Billie Joe", spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and earning Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968.  She charted 11 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and 4 singles on the UK Top 40.

Title:   The Delta Sweete (Deluxe Edition)  (2020)

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Blue-Eyed Soul, Soul, Nashville, Soft Rock, R&B, Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Country Rock

Label:  Capitol Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  Okolona River Bottom Band  (2:58)

 2.  Big Boss Man  (2:59)

 3.  Reunion  (2:39)

 4.  Parchman Farm  (3:12)

 5.  Mornin' Glory  (3:09)

 6.  Sermon  (2:35)

 7.  Tobacco Road  (2:51)

 8.  Penduli Pendulum  (1:56)

 9.  Jessye' Lisabeth  (3:08)

10. Refractions  (2:22)

11. Louisiana Man  (2:42)

12. Courtyard  (2:57)

13. Okolona River Bottom Band  (2:43)

14. Mississippi Delta (Alternate Take)  (3:07)

15. Seventh Son (Band Version)  (2:53)

16. The Way I Do (Demo)  (3:37)

17. Feelin' Good (Demo)  (3:22)

Disc 2:

 1.  Okolona River Bottom Band  (2:56)

 2.  Big Boss Man  (3:01)

 3.  Reunion  (2:38)

 4.  Parchman Farm  (3:12)

 5.  Mornin' Glory  (3:10)

 6.  Sermon  (2:34)

 7.  Tobacco Road  (2:51)

 8.  Penduli Pendulum  (1:55)

 9.  Jessye' Lisabeth  (3:11)

10. Refractions  (2:21)

11. Louisiana Man  (2:42)

12. Coutyard  (2:57)

13. Mornin' Glory (Demo)  (3:04)

14. Sermon (Demo)  (2:25)

15. Jessye' Lisabeth (Demo)  (3:13)

16. Refractions  (Demo)  (2:31)

17. Louisiana Man (Demo)  (2:21)

Personnel:

Bobbie Gentry:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Vibes, Keyboards, Ondes Martenot

Rhythm Section:

Dale Anderson:  Mallets, Timpani

Max Bennett:  Fender Bass, Electric Bass, String Bass

Hal Blaine:  Drums, Congas, Chimes

Raymond Brown:  Fender Bass

Dennis Budimir:  Bells, Percussion

James Burton:  Guitar

Michael Casey:  Electric Guitar

George Fields:  Harmonica, Cross Harp

Clifford A. Hils:  Bass

Del Kacher:  Guitar

Harry Middlebrooks:  Hambone Percussion

Oliver E. Mitchell:  Drums, Congas, Mallets

Earl Palmer:  Latin Percussion

Chester Ricord:  Timpani

Horn Section:

Louis Blackburn:  Trombone

Harold Diner:  Trombone

Richard Leith:  Trombone

Gail Martin:  Trombone

Law McCreary:  Trombone

Kenneth Shroyer:  Trombone

Oliver Mitchell:  Trumpet

Shorty Rogers:  Trumpet, Bass Trumpet

Jack Sheldon:  Trumpet

Anthony Terran:  Trumpet

String Section:

Benjamin Barrett:  Conductor

Harry Bluestone:  Violin

Henry Both:  Violin

William Kurasch:  Violin

Leonard Malarsky:  Violin

Harry L. Roth:  Violin

Paul Shure:  Violin

Marshall Sosson:  Violin

Tibor Zelig:  Violin

James Getsoff:  Violin, Viola

Sidney Sharp:  Violin, Viola

Jesse Ehrich:  Cello

Armand Kaproff:  Cello

Raphael Kraemer:  Cello

Joseph Saxon:  Cello

The Delta Sweete is the second studio album by Bobbie Gentry, originally released on February 5, 1968 by Capitol Records, remastered and reissued on July 3, 2020 by Capitol Records, in 2 CD featuring a new stereo mix of the album and the original mono supplemented Outtakes, Alternate Version and Demosincluding previously unreleased "The Way I Do" and "Okolona River Bottom Band".