Another in a series of songs that name-check Corpus!Now Bobbie Gentry is not from Corpus Christi, but she clearly drew some inspiration from the Sparkling City as is evident from her song about Belinda. Featured on her 1971 release Patchwork, Belinda is about a dancer working in Corpus Christi. (You may know my body but you don't know my mind). Is it a true story?
Wikipedia sez: Patchwork was Bobbie Gentry's twelfth album, released in 1971. The first of four albums she released that year, although the only album of new material as the other 1971 releases were retitled reissues of earlier albums. it was produced by Bobbie Gentry.
As a bonus I am posting this vid of Bobbie dancing & singing the Jim Ford / Pat & Lolly Vegas (Redbone) hit Niki Hoeky on the Smothers Brothers TV show. (Niki Hoeky has been recorded by many including Bobbie, Aretha Franklin and most associated with the great PJ Proby!) ... cuz it's cool!
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