Ode to Billie Joe (album)

Ode to Billie Joe
Studio album by Bobbie Gentry
Released	August 21, 1967
Recorded	March - July, 1967, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Country
Length	30:18
Label	Capitol
Producer	Kelly Gordon
Bobbie Gentry chronology
Ode to Billie Joe (1967) The Delta Sweete (1968)
Singles from Ode to Billie Joe
"Ode to Billie Joe" / "Mississippi Delta" Released: July 1967 "I Saw an Angel Die" / "Poppa, Won't 'Cha Let Me Go To Town With You" Released: 1967

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Ode to Billie Joe is the debut solo studio album by Bobbie Gentry. It was released in 1967. It was produced by Kelly Gordon and arranged by Jimmie Haskell and Shorty Rogers. It was the only album to displace The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band from its 15-week reign at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic critic, Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "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."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks by Bobbie Gentry; except where indicated

Side 1

1. "Mississippi Delta" – 3:05
2. "I Saw an Angel Die" – 2:56
3. "Chickasaw County Child" – 2:45
4. "Sunday Best" – 2:50
5. "Niki Hoeky" (Jim Ford, Lolly Vegas, Pat Vegas) – 2:45

Side 2

1. "Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You?" – 2:30
2. "Bugs" – 2:05
3. "Hurry, Tuesday Child" – 3:52
4. "Lazy Willie" – 2:36
5. "Ode to Billie Joe" – 4:15

USA

Billboard albums

Billboard Singles

References

External links

• The Mystery of Billy Joe