Ode to Billie Joe (album)

Ode to Billie Joe
Studio album by Bobbie Gentry
Released June 1967
Genre Country
Length 29:39
Label Capitol
Producer Kelly Gordon
Bobbie Gentry chronology
Ode to Billie Joe
(1967)		 The Delta Sweete
(1968)
Singles from Ode to Billie Joe
  1. "Ode to Billie Joe" / "Mississippi Delta"
    Released: July 1967
  2. "I Saw an Angel Die" / "Poppa, Won't 'Cha Let Me Go To Town With You"
    Released: 1967
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Ode to Billie Joe is Bobbie Gentry's debut album, released in 1967. It was produced by Kelly Gordon and arranged by Jimmie Haskel 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.

Contents

Album tracks

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

Year Chart Chart position
1967 Pop Albums #1
1967 Black Albums #5
1967 Country Albums #1

Billboard Singles

Year Single Chart Chart position
1967 "Ode to Billie Joe" Adult Contemporary #7
1967 "Ode to Billie Joe" Black Singles #8
1967 "Ode to Billie Joe" Country Singles #17
1967 "Ode to Billie Joe" Pop Singles #1

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review

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Preceded by
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles		 Billboard 200 number-one album
October 14–27, 1967		 Succeeded by
Diana Ross and The Supremes Greatest Hits
by The Supremes