NEW / SEALED
Tracklist
A1 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Piece Of My Heart
Written-By – B. Berns*, J. Ragovoy*
4:19
A2 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Summertime
Written-By – D. Heyward*, G. Gershwin*
4:01
A3 Kozmic Blues Band– Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
Producer – Gabriel Mekler
Written-By – C. Taylor*, J. Ragovoy*
4:02
A4 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Cry Baby
Producer – Paul A. Rothchild
Written-By – B. Berns*, J. Ragovoy*
3:57
A5 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Me And Bobby McGee
Producer – Paul A. Rothchild
Written-By – F. Foster*, K. Kristofferson*
4:30
B1 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Down On Me
Arranged By – Janis Joplin
Recorded By [Live] – Fred Catero
3:07
B2 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Get It While You Can
Producer – Paul A. Rothchild
Written-By – J. Ragovoy*, M. Shuman*
3:24
B3 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Bye, Bye Baby
Written-By – P. St. John*
2:36
B4 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Move Over
Producer – Paul A. Rothchild
Written-By – J. Joplin*
3:40
B5 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Ball And Chain
Written-By – W. M. Thornton*
8:01
Copyright © – Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Columbia Records
Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
Pressed By – Memphis Record Pressing – MRP0950
Mastered At – GZ Media – 163165E
Design [Cover] – Bob Cato, John Berg
Management [World Wide Management] – JAM, Inc., Jeffrey Jampol
150g black vinyl.
Includes We Are Vinyl MP3 download card.
GREATEST HITS spans the length of Janis Joplin's recording career, and features songs recorded with each of her three bands--Big Brother & The Holding Co., the Kozmic Blues Band, and the Full Tilt Boogie Band. Producers: Paul Rothchild, Bob Shad, John Simon, Gabriel Mekler. Reissue producer: Bob Irwin. Originally released on Columbia (32168). Includes liner notes by Jaan Uhelszki. Digitally remastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York. Drawing inspiration from Bessie Smith and Odetta, Janis Joplin developed a brash, uncompromising vocal style quite unlike traditional folk Madonnas. In 1966, Joplin was invited to the Bay Area to front Big Brother & the Holding Company. Cheap Thrills, a joyous celebration of true psychedelic soul, contained two Joplin "standards" in "Piece of My Heart" and "Ball and Chain," but she left the group in November 1968. Electric Flag members Mike Bloomfield, Harvey Brooks, and Nick Gravenites helped assemble a new act, known as the Kozmic Blues Band. I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! was coolly received, but the set contained several excellent Joplin vocals, notably "Try," "Maybe," and "Little Girl Blue." The singer subsequently dissolved the band and undertook medical advice for drinking and drug abuse. A slimmed-down group, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, was unveiled in May 1970 featuring a tighter, more intimate sound. Sessions for a debut album were all but complete when, on October 4, 1970, Joplin died of a heroin overdose at her Hollywood hotel. The posthumous Pearl proved her most consistent work, with "My Baby," "Cry Baby," and the anthemic "Get It While You Can." The highlight was the chart-topping "Me and Bobby McGee," which allowed Joplin to be both vulnerable and assertive. Joplin knew few boundaries, artistic or personal, and her sadly brief catalog is marked by her bare-nerved honesty. ~ Rovi Staff
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: POP
- Best Sellers: Top Seller
- RSD Date: n/a
- Released: 03/02/2018
