Okolona River Bottom Band/Big Boss Man/Reunion/Parchman Farm/Mornin’ Glory/Sermon/Tobacco Road/ Penduli Pendulum/Jessye Lizabeth/Refractions/Louisiana Man/Courtyard
The Delta Sweete was the follow up album from Southern country pop vocalist Bobbie Gentry. Although the LP was critically well received its lowly album chart placing was quite a contrast with her chart topping debut. The record buying public can be very fickle at times. (US:132)
“Delta Sweete is a superb example of Gentry's artistry at work, featuring the bold and brassy Okolona River Bottom Band, the melodious Mornin' Glory and outstanding covers of Louisiana Man, Tobacco Road and Parchman Farm.”
“Here is an original, creative artist at the top of her game, who somehow slipped through the cracks in the general public's collective imagination. What we have here is a solid album of wonderful, swampy country-pop music that is wholly unique, sung in a rich, smoky contralto voice that could not be mistaken for anyone else.”
“As a whole, the singing and arrangement are exceptional. Ms. Gentry had a brief and much undervalued career, but she truly did know how to sing and how to make a song her own.”
“Bobbie's conversational songwriting is folksy and somewhat appealing, if not all too precious. I admire her for producing and arranging this ambitious suite of material, and also for incorporating blues chestnuts like Parchman Farm and Tobacco Road into the mix. However, it was not the lost masterpiece I was half expecting.”
“Tracks like Courtyard and Mornin' Glory on this wonderful album, have me coming back to Bobbie, and falling in love every time. She should be considered as one of the very best loner troubadours in pop music, instead of a marginal one-hit wonder. The best music here is blissful orchestral-pop of the highest class, and Bobbie is one of the coolest femme fatales of the era. The time to discover her is now, so pick this one up and live in Bobbie's world of magical melancholy and a mythical south.”
“Fantastic album, featuring original compositions, as well as several well known bayou standards. The 'suite' concept works great here, and every song is well suited to the vocal style of Bobbie Gentry.”
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