''I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again'' is the fifth

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by singer/songwriter

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. As its title suggested, it saw her embrace

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with the help of session veterans such as

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, Roy M. Huskey, Jr. and

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. The album included re-recordings of " Now That the Buffalo's Gone" and "The Piney Wood Hills" from her

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albums respectively. "Tall Trees in Georgia", in contrast to most of the material, showed Sainte-Marie performing in a style reminiscent of her earliest work. ''I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again'' was not as well received critically or even commercially as her previous four albums, and relatively few of the songs unique to it have notable cover versions (

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's cover of "Soulful Shade of Blue" may be considered an exception). The title tune, however, was to become a Top 40 UK hit after she reached the Top Ten there with the title tune to the movie ''

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'' (from her album '' She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina'').

Track listing

All songs composed by Buffy Sainte-Marie except where noted. # " I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again" – 2:59 # "He's a Pretty Good Man If You Ask Me" – 2:29 # "Uncle Joe" (Traditional) – 2:10 # "A Soulful Shade of Blue" – 2:18 # "From the Bottom of My Heart" – 2:34 # "Sometimes When I Get to Thinkin'" – 3:01 # "The Piney Wood Hills" – 3:08 # " Now That the Buffalo's Gone" – 2:56 # "They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Around" (Traditional) – 1:39 # "Tall Trees in Georgia" – 3:33 # "The Love of a Good Man" – 2:54 # "Take My Hand for Awhile" – 2:34 # "Gonna Feel Much Better When You're Gone" – 1:46

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References

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