Following on from the huge success of 2018’s now sold-out Girl From Chickasaw County Box Set, the wonderful Bobbie Gentry is the subject of a new 2 LP, 2 CD and digital release on 5th August 2022.
Once again compiled and produced by Andrew Batt, ‘The Girl From Chickasaw County Highlights From The Capitol Masters’ aims to be the ultimate ‘all killer, no filler’ Bobbie Gentry 2 LP & 2 CD compilation. It features treasures from the Grammy nominated Box Set including selections from all 7 of Gentry’s studio albums, supplemented by the cream of the previously unreleased recordings including tracks from her ‘lost’ jazz album The Windows Of The World that was a standout vinyl release of RSD 2021. Add in some exceptional acoustic demos, new songs that never came out like ‘Smoke’ and ‘Joanne’, 11 songs appearing on vinyl for the first time plus newly mixed recordings taken from the original multi tracks, and you have one outstanding release. Pre-order here.
Download: Highlights from the Capitol Masters – Press Release
VINYL DISC 1
Side A
1. Ode To Billie Joe
2. Chickasaw County Child
3. Hurry, Tuesday Child [demo]
4. Sunday Best [alternate take]
5. Mississippi Delta [alternate version]
6. Okolona River Bottom Band
7. Refractions
8. Courtyard
Tracks 3,4 first time on vinyl
Side B
1. Mornin’ Glory
2. Sweete Peony [alternate Version]
3. Casket Vignette
4. Recollection
5. Sittin’ Pretty
6. Hushabye Mountain
7. The Conspiracy Of Homer Jones
8. Sunday Mornin’ [alternate version]
9. Let It Be Me (duet with Glen Campbell) [without strings]
Tracks 2,7-9 first time on vinyl Tracks 3,4,6 remixed for this release
VINYL DISC 2
Side C
1. God Bless The Child
2. This Girl’s In Love With You
3. Touch ‘Em With Love [stereo version]
4. Seasons Come, Seasons Go [demo]
5. Glory Hallelujah, How They’ll Sing [alternate take]
6. Fancy
7. He Made A Woman Out Of Me
8. Circle ‘Round The Sun
Tracks 3-5,8 first time on vinyl
Side D
1. Apartment 21 [stereo version]
2. Benjamin
3. But I Can’t Get Back
4. Lookin’ In
5. Smoke
6. Joanne
7. The Girl from Cincinnati
Tracks 1,5,6 first time on vinyl
CD 1
1. Ode to Billie Joe
2. I Saw an Angel Die
3. Chickasaw County Child
4. Sunday Best [alternate take]
5. Hurry, Tuesday Child [demo]
6. Niki Hokey / Barefootin’ [Live on the BBC]
7. Mississippi Delta [alternate version]
8. The Seventh Son [Band version]
9. Okolona River Bottom Band
10. Mornin’ Glory
11. Jessye’ Lisabeth
12. Refractions
13. Courtyard
14. Feelin’ Good [demo]
15. Sweete Peony [alternate Version]
16. Casket Vignette
17. Recollection
18. Eleanor Rigby
19. Sittin’ Pretty
20. Hushabye Mountain
21. The Conspiracy of Homer Jones
22. Sunday Mornin’ [alternate version]
23. Let It Be Me (duet with Glen Campbell) [without strings]
CD 2
1. Suppertime
2. God Bless The Child
3. This Girl’s In Love With You
4. Touch ‘Em with Love [stereo version]
5. Greyhound Goin’ Somewhere
6. Seasons Come, Seasons Go [demo]
7. Glory Hallelujah, How They’ll Sing [alternate take]
8. Fancy
9. Find ‘Em, Fool ‘Em and Forget ‘Em
10. He Made A Woman Out of Me
11. Rainmaker
12. Circle ‘Round the Sun
13. Apartment 21 [Stereo 7” version]
14. Billy the Kid [Live on the BBC]
15. Benjamin
16. But I Can’t Get Back
17. Belinda [acoustic version]
18. Mean Stepmama Blues
19. Lookin’ In
20. Smoke
21. Joanne
22. You And Me Together
23. The Girl from Cincinnati