The Girl From Chickasaw County The Complete Capitol Masters

This 8-CD collection has blown me away! Bobbie Gentry - how to describe - she sure was something, still is no doubt! How about a mixture of Dusty Springfield, or a female Elvis, or Tony Joe White's swamp rock sister ...she did it all back in the late 1960s & early to mid 1970s (The Queen of Las Vegas up to around, 1980). Highlights: The book is simply gorgeous and the remastering of this extensive collection renders everything crystal clear especially Bobbie's voice. The album TOUCH 'EM WITH LOVE is quite a revelation --with soulfull vocals and tight intrumentation on the low-down funky title cut. I'll stick my neck out and say it's every bit as enjoyable as Dusty's classic DUSTY IN MEMPHIS - - and there's a Jimmy Webb song to boot, what's not to like? Additionally the Blood Sweat & Tears covers included with the bonus tracks are superb and should have been released back in the day. And she could have made several popular jazz albums on this fine showing ...I've only really listened to the tip of the iceberg regarding this 8-CD behemoth, and I haven't even got to PATCHWORK - Bobbie's acclaimed last album in 1971 yet but there'sjust so much to enjoy here. The FANCY album and title track especially is a particular favourite upping the soul stew and recorded at FAME studios the home of muscle shoals legend.More: Live @The BBC is sublime and 'Nikky Hokey/Barefootin' is a standout live performance. She could cut it with the very best live. The BBC TV shows were really special...More: Demo's and bonus tracks are where there's gold to be found here, case in point: An intimate and reflective and acoustic 'Season's Come, And The Season's Go' -- and a slew of the gorgeous jazz flavour tracks on the aforementioned TOUCH 'EM WITH LOVE album. Bobbie's voice fits jazz like a glove. Standout: a beautiful and intimate, "This Girl's In Love With You" ...Whispered in your ear.ODE TO BILLIE JOE & THE DELTA SWEETE are classic Bobbie Gentry, capturing the essence of her Chickasaw County style - but this collection offers so much more and is a portrait of an artist who was without reservation simply sensational. An artist who covered so manystyles with consumate ease and total professionalism.Easy listening gold: The Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell album was described as an attempt to garner some pop hits, and widenexposure for Bobbie Gentry -- a label it lived up to with panache and their voices go together like honey & molasses. Although maybe not including enough of her swampy down-home writing and sound it definitely went for a poppy, lighter kind of feel but here it's all about the songs -- solid gold - every last one -- the album nowresides in my personal top ten of all time with --FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS . Furthermore Glen and Bobbie sound just beautiful here and never more so than on Bobbie's intimate - MORNING GLORY -- and the equally gorgeous -SUNDAY MORNING - "I'll put coffee on to brew" -- a fantastic song and a fantastic album. Bobbie lived it large back in the day -- performing Elvis Presley tributes in her Las Vegas stageshows and riding in his limo after the shows, to designing all her own outfits and working on dance routines and being involved in all aspects of her career. I think she reached the mountain top... My review is just the tip of the iceberg--- find out for yourself about the smart and amazing girl from Chickasaw county. Box set of the year 10/10 .