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Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited

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".

Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
Studio album by
Mercury Rev
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
GenreGothic country[1]
Length42:42
LabelPartisan
ProducerMercury Rev
Mercury Rev chronology
The Light in You
(2015)		 Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
(2019)		 Born Horses
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[3]
American SongwriterStarStarStarStar[4]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
MusicOMHStarStarStarStar[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bobbie Gentry, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Featured artist(s)Length
1."Okolona River Bottom Band" Norah Jones4:36
2."Big Boss Man"
Hope Sandoval3:24
3."Reunion" Rachel Goswell2:21
4."Parchman Farm"Mose AllisonCarice van Houten3:47
5."Mornin' Glory" Laetitia Sadier3:22
6."Sermon" Margo Price4:31
7."Tobacco Road"John D. LoudermilkSusanne Sundfør2:51
8."Penduli Pendulum" Vashti Bunyan and Kaela Sinclair3:10
9."Jesseye' Lisabeth" Phoebe Bridgers3:04
10."Refractions" Marissa Nadler2:28
11."Courtyard" Beth Orton3:31
12."Ode to Billie Joe" Lucinda Williams5:37

Personnel

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Mercury Rev

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
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

References

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  1. ↑ Tyler, Kieron (February 6, 2019). "CD: Mercury Rev - Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited". The Arts Desk. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ Horowitz, Hal (February 5, 2019). "Mercury Rev: Bobbie Gentry's 'The Delta Sweete' Revisited". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ham, Robert (February 11, 2019). "Mercury Rev Shine a Welcome Light on Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  6. ↑ Lukowski, Andrzej (February 12, 2019). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 1, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Stephen (February 8, 2019). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Rosen, Craig (February 6, 2019). "Mercury Rev, Beth Orton & Marissa Nadler on Resurrecting Bobbie Gentry's Lost Classic". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mercury Rev – Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisted". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 21/2/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 21/2/2019 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 15/2/2019 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Mercury Rev Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Mercury Rev Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
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