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Bobbie Gentry discography

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Bobbie Gentry discography
Gentry in a publicity photo for Capitol Records in 1969
Studio albums7
EPs15
Live albums1
Compilation albums30
Singles31
Soundtrack albums1

The discography of American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry consists of seven studio albums, one live album, one soundtrack album and thirty compilation albums. Gentry also released a total of thirty-one singles and fifteen extended plays.

Gentry rose to international fame with her intriguing Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" in 1967.[1] The track spent four weeks as the No. 1 pop song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was fourth in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967[2] and earned her Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968. The album's second single, "I Saw an Angel Die", did not chart.

Following the success of her debut single and album, Gentry's second studio album, The Delta Sweete, was released in February 1968. It did not reach the same level of commercial success as her first album. The two US singles, "Okolona River Bottom Band" and "Louisiana Man", peaked at No. 54 and No. 100, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. "Big Boss Man" was released as a single in France and did not chart.

Local Gentry, her third studio album, was released a short six months later in August 1968. Two singles were released from this album, "Sweete Peony" and "The Fool on the Hill", neither of which charted.

In September 1968, Gentry was paired with Glen Campbell and the duo released a collaboration album, Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell. The album spawned two singles, "Mornin' Glory" and "Let It Be Me".

Gentry's fifth studio album Touch 'Em with Love was released in July 1969. "Touch 'Em with Love" was released as the first single and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" was released as the second single in Europe.

Fancy, Gentry's sixth studio album, was released in April 1970. The album's first single, "Fancy", peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on the Top Country Songs chart. There additional singles were released from the album, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "He Made a Woman Out of Me", and "If You Gotta Make a Fool Out of Somebody".

In April 1971, Gentry released her seventh studio album, Patchwork, which would become her final album. Two singles were released from the album, "But I Can't Get Back" and "Somebody Like Me".

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[3]
US
Country

[4]
US
R&B

[5]
US
CB
US
CB
Country
CAN[6] UK
[7]
Ode to Billie Joe
  • Released: August 21, 1967
  • Label: Capitol (ST-2830)
  • Formats: Vinyl
1 1 5 1 1 17
The Delta Sweete
  • Released: February 5, 1968
  • Label: Capitol (ST-2842)
  • Formats: Vinyl
132 72 26
Local Gentry
  • Released: August 26, 1968
  • Label: Capitol (ST-2964)
  • Formats: Vinyl
83
Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
(with Glen Campbell)
  • Released: September 16, 1968
  • Label: Capitol (ST-2928)
  • Formats: Vinyl
11 1 10 2 8 50
  • RIAA: Gold
Touch 'Em with Love
  • Released: July 7, 1969
  • Label: Capitol (ST-155)
  • Formats: Vinyl
164 42 21
Fancy
  • Released: April 6, 1970
  • Label: Capitol (ST-428)
  • Formats: Vinyl
96 34 83 79
Patchwork
  • Released: April 26, 1971
  • Label: Capitol (ST-494)
  • Formats: Vinyl
221 29
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

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List of albums, showing relevant details
Title Album details
Live at the BBC[8]
  • Released: April 21, 2018
  • Label: Capitol, UMC (6717729)
  • Formats: Vinyl

Soundtrack albums

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List of albums, showing relevant details
Title Album details
Ode to Billy Joe
(Sound Track from Max Baer's Motion Picture)
  • Released: May 10, 1976
  • Label: Warner Bros. (BS 2947)
  • Formats: Vinyl

Compilation albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
Bobbie Gentry’s Greatest
  • Release date: October 1969
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
180
Portrait
  • Release date: 1970
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
Gigantes De La Canción, Vol. 16
  • Release date: 1970
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
Sittin' Pretty
  • Release date: 1971
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
Tobacco Road
  • Release date: 1971
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
Your No. 1 Fan
  • Release date: 1971
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry
  • Release date: 1972
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
Way Down South
  • Release date: 1972
  • Label: mfp
  • Format: Vinyl
Bobbie Gentry's Greatest Hits
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: Vinyl
All I Have to Do Is Dream (with Glen Campbell)
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: mfp
  • Format: Vinyl, cassette
Glen Campbell Sings with Anne Murray and Bobbie Gentry
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: MFP Holland
  • Format: Vinyl
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: October 25, 1990
  • Label: Curb Records
  • Format: CD
Country Classics
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: CD
Ode to Billie Joe
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: Curb Records
  • Format: CD
The Best of Bobbie Gentry
  • Release date: 1993
  • Label: Capitol Records
  • Format: CD
Bobbie Gentry: The Hit Albums
(contains Ode to Billie Joe and Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell)
  • Release date: 1995
  • Label: Disky
  • Format: CD
The Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry
  • Release date: 1997
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD
The Bobbie Gentry Collection
  • Release date: 2000
  • Label: HMV Easy
  • Format: CD
Ode to Bobbie Gentry: The Capitol Years
  • Release date: September 4, 2000
  • Label: Zonophone
  • Format: CD
An American Quilt, 1967–1974
  • Release date: October 7, 2002
  • Label: Raven Records
  • Format: CD
Chickasaw County Child: The Artistry of Bobbie Gentry
The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry
  • Release date: June 20, 2005
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Format: CD
The Delta Sweete / Local Gentry
  • Release date: May 12, 2006
  • Label: Raven Records
  • Format: CD
The Best of the Capitol Years
  • Release date: February 26, 2007
  • Label: Zonophone
  • Format: CD
Patchwork / Fancy
  • Release date: May 15, 2007
  • Label: Raven Records
  • Format: CD
Ode to Billie Joe / Touch 'Em with Love
  • Release date: October 14, 2008
  • Label: Raven Records
  • Format: CD
Bobbie Gentry and Glen CampbellAnne Murray / Glen Campbell
(2 Classic Albums on 1 CD)
  • Release date: October 15, 2012
  • Label: Morello Records
  • Format: CD
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  • Release date: March 23, 2015
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Format: CD
Southern Gothic: The Definitive Collection
  • Release date: December 4, 2015
  • Label: Hump Head Records
  • Format: CD
The Girl from Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters
  • Release date: September 21, 2018
  • Label: Capitol Records, UMe
  • Format: CD, digital download
The Windows of the World
  • Release date: July 17, 2021
  • Label: Capitol Records, UMe
  • Format: LP
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, showing relevant details
Title Details
Ode to Billie Joe
  • Released: 1967 (Portugal)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP 5-2830)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Ode to Billie Joe"
    B1. "Mississippi Delta"
    B2. "Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town with You?"
Ode to Billie Joe
  • Released: 1967 (Spain)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP 4-2830)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Ode to Billie Joe"
    A2. "Bugs"
    B1. "Mississippi Delta"
    B2. "Niki Hoeky"
Ode to Billie Joe
  • Released: 1968 (Australia)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21163)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Okolona River Bottom Band"
    A2. "Niki Hoeky"
    B1. "Louisiana Man"
    B2. "Ode to Billie Joe"
Louisiana Man
  • Released: 1968 (Portugal)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21079)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Louisiana Man"
    A2. "Penduli Pendulum"
    B1. "Courtyard"
    B2. "Okolona River Bottom Band"
The Fool on the Hill
  • Released: 1968 (Portugal)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21202)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "The Fool on the Hill"
    A2. "Recollection"
    B1. "Hushabye Mountain"
    B2. "Eleanor Rigby"
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  • Released: 1969 (Portugal)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21448)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
    A2. "Casket Vignette"
    B1. "Ace Insurance Man"
    B2. "Sweete Peony"
Heart to Heart Talk
(with Glen Campbell)
  • Released: 1969 (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21539)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Heart to Heart Talk"
    A2. "My Elusive Dreams"
    B1. "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
    B2. "Little Green Apples"
I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  • Released: 1970 (Australia, New Zealand)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21566)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Fancy"
    A2. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
    B1. "Seasons Come, Seasons Go"
    B2. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
Bobbie Gentry
  • Released: 1970 (Israel)
  • Label: Capitol (T 12009)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
    A2. "Fancy"
    B1. "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Glen Campbell)
    B2. "Mississippi Delta"
Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
(with Glen Campbell)
  • Released: 1970 (Mexico)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21611)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
    A2. "Walk Right Back"
    B1. "Little Green Apples"
    B2. "Let It Be Me"
Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
(with Glen Campbell)
  • Released: 1970 (Portugal)
  • Label: Capitol (8 E016-80335 M)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
    A2. "Terrible Tangled Web"
    B1. "Walk Right Back"
    B2. "Sunday Mornin'"
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
  • Released: 1970 (Portugal)
  • Label: Capitol (8 E016-80432 M)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"
    A2. "Eleanor Rigby"
    B1. "Billy the Kid"
    B2. "Here, There and Everywhere"
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
  • Released: 1970 (Singapore)
  • Label: Capitol (EAP-21616)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
    A2. "Fancy"
    B1. "He Made a Woman Out of Me"
    B2. "You've Made Me So Very Happy"
2 Plus 2, Vol. 37
  • Released: 1977 (Germany)
  • Label: Capitol (1 C 016-85 120)
  • Formats: Vinyl
  • Track listing:
    A1. "Ode to Billie Joe"
    A2. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"
    B1. "I'll Never Fall in Love Again"
    B2. "Mississippi Delta"
The Girl from Chickasaw County[10]
  • Released: August 16, 2018
  • Label: Capitol, UMG
  • Formats: Streaming
  • Track listing:
    1. "Hurry, Tuesday Child" (Demo)
    2. "Sweet Peony" (Alternate Take)
    3. "God Bless the Child"
    4. "Smoke"

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[11]
US AC
[12]
US Country
[13]
AU
[14]
BE
[15]
CAN CAN AC CAN Country DE
[16]
IE
[17]
NL
[18]
NO
[19]
NZ
[20]
SA
[21]
UK
[22]
"Stranger in the Mirror"[23] (with Jody Reynolds) 1966 Non-album single
"Ode to Billie Joe" 1967 1 7 17 6 35 1 23 6 12 3 11 13 Ode to Billie Joe
"I Saw an Angel Die"[24]
"Mississippi Delta"[25]
"Okolona River Bottom Band" 54 tip[b] 49 The Delta Sweete
"La Siepe"[26] 1968 Non-album single
"Louisiana Man" 100 72 23 20 The Delta Sweete
"Refractions"[27]
"Big Boss Man"[28]
"Sweete Peony"[29] Local Gentry
"Hushabye Mountain"[30] Non-album single
"Mornin' Glory" (with Glen Campbell) 74 32 81 Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
"The Fool on the Hill"[31] Local Gentry
"Little Green Apples"[32] (with Glen Campbell) Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
"フール·オン·ザ·ヒル" ("Fool on the Hill")[33] 1969 Non-album single
"Let It Be Me" (with Glen Campbell) 36 7 14 85 15 1 Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell
"Touch 'Em with Love" [c] Touch 'Em with Love
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" 5 tip 27 1 5 5 3 1
"Fancy" 31 8 26 70 26 20 1 Fancy
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" (with Glen Campbell) 27 4 6 3 29 3 2 2 4 7 3 3 Non-album single
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" 1970 40 Fancy
"He Made a Woman Out of Me" 71 57
"If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody"
"No Me Quiero Enamorar" ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again")[35] Non-album single
"Apartment 21" 81 19 68
"But I Can't Get Back" 1971 37 93 Patchwork
"Somebody Like Me"[36]
"The Girl from Cincinnati"[37] 1972 Non-album single
"Another Place, Another Time"[38] 1975
"Ode to Billy Joe - Main Title" 1976 65 92 46 Ode to Billy Joe
(Sound Track from Max Baer's Motion Picture)
"Steal Away"[39] 1978 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Charted B-sides

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Title Year Peak chart
positions
A-side
US Country
[40]
"Less of Me" (with Glen Campbell) 1968 44 "Mornin' Glory"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Promotional singles

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Title Year Album
"I Wonder as I Wander" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 24, 1967)[41] 2020 Non-album single
"I Want You Back" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 1, 1970)[42] 2021
"Your Number One Fan" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 1, 1970)[43]
"Benjamin" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, November 1, 1970)[44]
"Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town with You / Ode to Billie Joe" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, March 29, 1970)[45]
"He Made a Woman Out of Me / Up on Cripple Creek" (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 27, 1970)[46]
"But I Can't Get Back / I'll Fly Away / Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Goose Creek Symphony) (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, December 27, 1970)[47]

Notes

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  1. ^ 'The Windows of the World' did not enter the US Billboard 200, but did peak at number 82 on the Top Album Sales chart and number 5 on Traditional Jazz Album chart.[9]
  2. ^ In addition to the main Ultratop 50, another weekly singles chart known as Ultratip is published. Also referred to as the Tipparade, it is an indicator chart of commercially available singles.
  3. ^ "Touch 'Em with Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 113 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[34]

References

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  1. ^ Ochs, Meredith (June 3, 2014). "The Confounding, Enigmatic 'Ode To Billie Joe'". Ode To Billie Joe. NPR. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Chairborne Ranger Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Songs 1967". Chairborne Ranger. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Bobbie Gentry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Bobbie Gentry Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Bobbie Gentry Chart History (Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums)". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top LP's" (PDF). RPM magazine. No. 2 October 1967. p. 4. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "BOBBIE GENTRY - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  8. ^ "RSD '18 Special Release: Bobbie Gentry - Live at the BBC". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Bobbie Gentry Chart History: Top Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  10. ^ "The Girl From Chickasaw County - EP". 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Bobbie Gentry Chart History". Billboard. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Bobbie Gentry Chart History". Billboard. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Bobbie Gentry Chart History". Billboard. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 123. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. ^ "Bobbie Gentry / Ultratop". ultratop.be. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  16. ^ "germancharts.de - Das deutsche Chartsportal". germancharts.de. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  18. ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Bobbie Gentry". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved February 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Bobbie Gentry". VG-lista 2020 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  20. ^ "Flavor of New Zealand - Search Listener". flavorofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  21. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (G)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "BOBBIE GENTRY / full Official Chart History / Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  23. ^ "Bobbie Gentry And Jody Reynolds - Stranger In The Mirror". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - I Saw An Angel Die". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  25. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - Mississippi Delta". Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - La Siepe". Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - Refractions". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  28. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - Big Boss Man". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  29. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - Sweete Peony". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  30. ^ "Hushabye Mountain – Bobbie Gentry". bobbiegentry.org.uk. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  31. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - The Fool On The Hill". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  32. ^ "Glen Campbell And Bobbie Gentry - Little Green Apples / Scarborough Fair/Canticle". Discogs. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  33. ^ "Fool On The Hill (Japanese version) – Bobbie Gentry". bobbiegentry.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  34. ^ "Hot 100" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard. June 14, 1969. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  35. ^ "No Me Quiero Enamorar (I'll Never Fall In Love Again) – Bobbie Gentry". bobbiegentry.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  36. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - Somebody Like Me". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  37. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - The Girl From Cincinnati". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  38. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - Another Place - Another Time [Mono]". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  39. ^ "Bobbie Gentry - Steal Away". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  40. ^ "Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell - Less of Me Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  41. ^ "I Wonder As I Wander (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 24, 1967) - Single by Bobbie Gentry". iTunes. Apple. September 25, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  42. ^ "I Want You Back (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 1, 1970) - Single by Bobbie Gentry". iTunes. Apple. August 26, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  43. ^ "Your Number One Fan (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 1, 1970) - Single by Bobbie Gentry". iTunes. Apple. August 29, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  44. ^ "Benjamin (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 1, 1970) - Single by Bobbie Gentry". Apple. iTunes. August 30, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  45. ^ "Papa, Won't You Let Me Go To Town With You?/Ode To Billie Joe (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 29, 1970) - Single by Bobbie Gentry". iTunes. Apple. October 10, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  46. ^ "He Made A Woman Out Of Me/Up On Cripple Creek (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 27, 1970) - Single by Bobbie Gentry". iTunes. Apple. November 12, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  47. ^ "But I Can't Get Back/I'll Fly Away/Put A Little Love In Your Heart (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 27, 1970) - Single by Bobbie Gentry & Goose Creek Symphony". iTunes. Apple. November 19, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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