Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | February 8, 2019 | |||
Genre | Gothic country [1] | |||
Length | 42:42 | |||
Label | Partisan | |||
Producer | Mercury Rev | |||
Mercury Rev chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
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Consequence of Sound | B- [5] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [6] |
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Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited is the ninth album by American rock band Mercury Rev. The album, which is a re-imagining of Bobbie Gentry's 1968 album The Delta Sweete , was released on February 8, 2019 through Partisan Records. [8] Song-by-song cover version of the album with "Louisiana Man" replaced by "Ode to Billie Joe".
All tracks are written by Bobbie Gentry, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Featured artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Okolona River Bottom Band" | Norah Jones | 4:36 | |
2. | "Big Boss Man" |
| Hope Sandoval | 3:24 |
3. | "Reunion" | Rachel Goswell | 2:21 | |
4. | "Parchman Farm" | Mose Allison | Carice van Houten | 3:47 |
5. | "Mornin' Glory" | Laetitia Sadier | 3:22 | |
6. | "Sermon" | Margo Price | 4:31 | |
7. | "Tobacco Road" | John D. Loudermilk | Susanne Sundfør | 2:51 |
8. | "Penduli Pendulum" | Vashti Bunyan and Kaela Sinclair | 3:10 | |
9. | "Jesseye' Lisabeth" | Phoebe Bridgers | 3:04 | |
10. | "Refractions" | Marissa Nadler | 2:28 | |
11. | "Courtyard" | Beth Orton | 3:31 | |
12. | "Ode to Billie Joe" | Lucinda Williams | 5:37 |
Chart | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] | 51 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] | 90 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] | 139 |
French Albums (SNEP) [12] | 184 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] | 9 |
UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 32 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15] | 1 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] | 2 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [17] | 13 |