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Touch 'Em With Love is Bobbie Gentry's finest studio effort, a fascinatingly eclectic and genuinely affecting record that broadened her musical horizons far beyond the limitations of the Nashville sound. Its unexpectedly gritty, soulful production makes it something of a spiritual twin to Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis, also released in 1969 (both even feature renditions of "Son of a Preacher Man"): Gentry's husky, sensual delivery proves as ideally suited for the Southern-fried funk of the opening title track as it does for the bluegrass-flavored "Natural to Be Gone," deftly moving from genre to genre to encompass everything from faux-gospel ("Glory Hallelujah, How They'll Sing") to lushly orchestrated pop ("I Wouldn't Be Surprised," the disc's centerpiece). Even more eye-opening is that Gentry's originals stand tall alongside material from composers including Burt Bacharach ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again," which earned her a chart-topping single in the U.K.) and Jimmy Webb ("Where's the Playground, Johnny") -- her folky "Seasons Come, Seasons Go," an acute tale of lost love, offers Touch 'Em With Love's most profoundly beautiful moment. A truly great and tragically under-recognized album.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Ronnie Wilkins, Composer - John Hurley, Composer - Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Capitol Records Nashville
Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY, ComposerLyricist - Kelso Herston, Producer - Don Tweedy, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Dorsey, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Capitol Records Nashville
Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer - John Hartford, Composer - Don Tweedy, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Capitol Records Nashville
Bobbie Gentry, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Capitol Records Nashville
Mark Levine, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bobbie Gentry, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Nashville
Mark Levine, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Mathis, Composer - Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer - Larry Henley, Composer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Capitol Records Nashville
Ronnie Wilkins, Composer - John Hurley, Composer - Mark Levine, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Nashville
Mark Levine, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Webb, ComposerLyricist - Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Nashville
Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer - Don Tweedy, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Capitol Records, LLC
Mark Levine, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bobbie Gentry, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kelso Herston, Producer - Berry Gordy, Composer - Frank Wilson, Composer - Patrice Holloway, Composer - Brenda Holloway, Composer
(C) 1969 Capitol Records Nashville This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 1969 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2007 Capitol Records Nashville
Album review
Touch 'Em With Love is Bobbie Gentry's finest studio effort, a fascinatingly eclectic and genuinely affecting record that broadened her musical horizons far beyond the limitations of the Nashville sound. Its unexpectedly gritty, soulful production makes it something of a spiritual twin to Dusty Springfield's Dusty in Memphis, also released in 1969 (both even feature renditions of "Son of a Preacher Man"): Gentry's husky, sensual delivery proves as ideally suited for the Southern-fried funk of the opening title track as it does for the bluegrass-flavored "Natural to Be Gone," deftly moving from genre to genre to encompass everything from faux-gospel ("Glory Hallelujah, How They'll Sing") to lushly orchestrated pop ("I Wouldn't Be Surprised," the disc's centerpiece). Even more eye-opening is that Gentry's originals stand tall alongside material from composers including Burt Bacharach ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again," which earned her a chart-topping single in the U.K.) and Jimmy Webb ("Where's the Playground, Johnny") -- her folky "Seasons Come, Seasons Go," an acute tale of lost love, offers Touch 'Em With Love's most profoundly beautiful moment. A truly great and tragically under-recognized album.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:26:29
- Main artists: Bobbie Gentry
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Country
© 1969 Capitol Records Nashville ℗ 1969 Capitol Records Nashville
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