The Girl From Chickasaw County is a new career spanning eight-CD deluxe set that brings together all of American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry’s studio albums and adds a massive amount of previously unreleased recordings.
“Sensitively remastered” from the original tapes, this collection features Gentry’s six studio albums (recorded between 1967 and 1971), her long-player with Glen Campbell and adds over 75 unreleased recordings outtakes, demos and rarities.
The eighth CD features 26 previously unreleased live performances from her TV series that was broadcast on BBC 2.
Numbering 177 tracks in total, this set has specially commissioned cover art by David Downton. It includes an 84-page book with an essay by compiler Andrew Batt, rare and unseen photos, eight postcards and a facsimile lyric sheet insert of Gentry’s original handwritten lyrics for Ode to Billie Joe.