Patchwork (album)

Patchwork
Studio album by Bobbie Gentry
Released April 26, 1971
Studio Hollywood Sound Studios
(Hollywood, CA)
Genre Country
Length 47:18
Label Capitol
Producer Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry chronology
Fancy
(1970)Fancy1970		 Patchwork
(1971)		 Live at the BBC
(2018)Live at the BBC2018
Singles from Patchwork
  1. "But I Can’t Get Back"
    Released: March 29, 1971[1]
  2. "Somebody Like Me"
    Released: May 21, 1971[2]

Patchwork is the seventh and final studio album by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry. It was released on April 26, 1971, by Capitol Records.

In 2007, Australian label Raven Records released the album on CD for the first time, paired with 1970’s Fancy. The album was also made available for digital download the same year.

The cover art for the album is an uncredited painting of Gentry. According to the liner notes for the 2004 compilation Chickasaw County Child: The Artistry of Bobbie Gentry, the painting is believed to have been done by Gentry herself.[3]

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Critical reception

In the issue dated May 8, 1971, Billboard published a review which said, "Miss Gentry's latest LP is simply charming. There is a strong hint of autobiography and disarming re-creations of recent times gone by. Besides her current single, "But I Can't Get Back", radio play should be heaviest on "Marigolds and Tangerines", "Miss Clara / Azusa Sue", "Beverly", and "Lookin' In". All the songs are originals."[4]

Cashbox published a review of the album in the May 1 issue, saying, "Those who have been taking Bobbie Gentry lightly must now stop and reconsider. Patchwork, her latest album, is a masterpiece. It is a finely woven collection of tunes written and produced by Bobbie. It is a perfect album in every respect. A concept album. The selections are beautifully performed and include interludes which were also written by Bobbie. LP stands a good chance of winning album of the year awards."[5]

The review published in Record World said, "Another newsletter from bayou country, Bobbie Gentry, who might be closer to Faulkner than she is to Irving Berlin, sings about the people she's known and loved. Her album is like leafing through a good book or someone's family album. Warm and quilty like a patchwork."[6]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at No. 221 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under the Top LP's chart.

The albums's first single, "But I Can't Get Back", was released in March 1970. It peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart and No. 93 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart.

In May 1970, "Somebody Like Me" was released as a single in the UK and did not chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Bobbie Gentry, except as noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Benjamin" / "Interlude 1" 4:19
2."Marigolds and Tangerines" / "Interlude 2" 2:42
3."Billy the Kid" / "Interlude 3" 2:40
4."Beverly" / "Interlude 4" 3:46
5."Miss Clara / Azusa Sue" / "Interlude 5" 4:41
6."But I Can't Get Back"Bobbie Gentry, Kelly Gordon3:31
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Jeremiah" / "Interlude 6"6:12
2."Belinda"3:59
3."Mean Stepmama Blues"3:57
4."Your Number One Fan" / "Interlude 7"2:53
5."Somebody Like Me"3:25
6."Lookin' In"4:39

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

  • John Cameron - arrangements
  • Bobbie Gentry - vocals, producer
  • John Guess - engineer
  • Larry Muhoberac - arrangements
  • George Tipton - arrangements
  • Jerry Toth - arrangements

Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Chart position
1971 US Bubbling Under the Top LP's (Billboard)[7] 221

Singles

Year Single Chart Chart position
1971 "But I Can't Get Back" Canada Top Singles (RPM) 93
US Top 40 Easy Listening (Billboard)[8] 37

References

  1. ↑ "Bobbie Gentry - But I Can't Get Back". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Bobbie Gentry - Somebody Like Me". Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Holly George-Warren, liner notes for Chickasaw County Child: The Artistry of Bobbie Gentry (Shout Factory DK 322778, 2004)
  4. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - May 8, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cashbox Magazine - May 1, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Record World - May 1, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Record World. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - June 12, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Billboard Magazine - May 1, 1971" (PDF). American Radio History. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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