13 BOBBIE GENTRY The girl From Chickasaw County: The Complete Capitol Masters CAPITOL/UME

Gentry only ever recorded from 1967 to 1971, but the best of her music – “Ode To Billie Joe”, especially – still casts a powerful spell. This box contained everything, from the sublime Southern Gothic of her debut and the easy-listening lows of Local Gentry to the majestic swansong, Patchwork, plus some fascinating intimate demos, live tracks and previously unheard originals. A criminally underrated songwriter, now given her dues.