{"product_id":"ode-to-billie-joe-1","title":"Ode to Billie Joe","description":"Gentry's debut LP, which went to number one on the pop charts, was a promising but not wholly satisfying disc, with the singer penning all but one of the songs. Inevitably, the title track dwarfed everything else by comparison, but a greater problem was that several of the other tunes recycled variations of the \"Ode to Billie Joe\" riff. On the other hand, \"Mississippi Delta\" is gloriously tough, throaty swamp rock; few other women pop singers have sounded as raw. Other good cuts were \"I Saw an Angel Die,\" an effective mating of Gentry's country-blues guitar riffs and low-key orchestration, and the jazz waltz-timed \"Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town With You.\" Her vocals are poised and husky throughout the record, on which she was definitely on the right track -- one that she was quickly diverted from, into more MOR-oriented sounds. ~ Richie Unterberger","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42323427197093,"sku":"5060149621226","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/abe1a30c7c9bac6108b45f4f60a7b082.jpg?v=1777762670","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/products\/ode-to-billie-joe-1","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}