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)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Consequence of SoundB-[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
MusicOMH[7]

Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited is an 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".

Track listing

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

Mercury Rev

Charts

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

  1. ↑ Tyler, Kieron (February 6, 2019). "CD: Mercury Rev - Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  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 Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart 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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