Bobbie’s sixth and final solo LP was the aptly titled Patchwork; a brilliantly diverse collection of short stories in song that effortlessly incorporated country, pop, soul, folk, gospel, blues and show-tune motifs; it was also the first collection that gave Bobbie credit as sole writer / producer. The album introduces us to a wide variety of characters including ‘Benjamin’ and the stripper with a heart ‘Belinda’ (both included here in alternate versions). Bobbie also gets confessional on songs like ‘But I can’t Get Back’ and the poignant ‘Lookin’ In’. Two further originals were recorded: ‘Smoke’ and another of Bobbie’s amusing 1940s-style pastiches called ‘Joanne’. The disc ends with the superb ‘The Girl from Cincinnati’ her final Capitol 7â€.
Disc 7 – Patchwork
Bobbie Gentry
Record Tracklist
- Benjamin
- Interlude 1
- Marigolds and Tangerines
- Interlude 2
- Billy the Kid
- Interlude 3
- Beverly
- Interlude 4
- Miss Clara/Azusa Sue
- Interlude 5
- But I Can’t Get Back
- Jeremiah
- Interlude 6
- Belinda
- Mean Stepmama Blues
- Your Number One Fan
- Interlude 7
- Somebody Like Me
- Lookin’ In
- Smoke
- Joanne
- Salome Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear
- Benjamin [Alternate version]
- Belinda [Acoustic version]
- Smoke [Demo]
- The Girl from Cincinnati
- You and Me Together