Name: Ode to Billie Joe
Brand: Pure Pleasure Records
SKU: 1430193
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Ode to Billie Joe

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Album: Ode to Billie Joe
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Mississippi Delta	More Info...
2)	I Saw an Angel Die	More Info...
3)	Chickasaw County Child	More Info...
4)	Sunday Best	More Info...
5)	Niki Hoeky	More Info...
6)	Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You	More Info...
7)	Bugs	More Info...
8)	Hurry, Tuesday Child	More Info...
9)	Lazy Willie	More Info...
10)	Ode to Billie Joe	More Info...

Album: Ode to Billie Joe
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Mississippi Delta	More Info...
2)	I Saw an Angel Die	More Info...
3)	Chickasaw County Child	More Info...
4)	Sunday Best	More Info...
5)	Niki Hoeky	More Info...
6)	Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You	More Info...
7)	Bugs	More Info...
8)	Hurry, Tuesday Child	More Info...
9)	Lazy Willie	More Info...
10)	Ode to Billie Joe	More Info...

Performer Notes

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. ~ Richie Unterberger

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